by Amrollah Farhadi
Even though a history or even a codified short history of  Modern Graphic Design in Iran has not been collected and documented so  far, but clearly among the documents available and the remaining work  scattered between the archives of individuals and organizations, a few  influential and decisive events in the history of modern graphic design  in Iran can be pointed out.
One of these events is the formation of The Children & Adolescents Intelligence Development Center which was founded in 1964 with the aim of creating opportunities for the expansion of the culture of reading and producing suitable books for Iranian children and adolescents. With the presence and cooperation of Iranian artists and intellectuals this center has been further expanded each day.
The Graphic Design Center of this organization also began work from approximately the same time. With the presence of artists such as : Farshid Mesghali, Abbas Kiarostami, Nooreddin Zarrinkelk, Morteza Momayez, Ebrahim Haghighi, Ali Akbar Sadeghi , and… it can firmly be said that the work created amongst them is a brilliant and lasting legacy for art history and graphic design in Iran.
Within a two years span Azin Farmandi, a graduate from Shariati University in Tehran, was able to gather over 400 posters of this organization. She completed her thesis entitled An Exploration of The Children & Adolescents Intelligence Development Center Posters along with eleven interviews with some of the most influential Graphic Designers of this center. This is considered to be the first reliable written document available.
Currently The Vije School of Visual Communications (VSVC) known as The First Graphic Design & Communications Private School in Iran will be exhibiting over 50 of the collected posters, selected by Ebrahim Haghighi, at the Vije Gallery for the first time starting from October 1st, 2010.
This collection is a selection from the work of:
Morteza Momayez, Nooreddin Zarrinkelk, Abbas Kiarostami, Farshid Mesghali, Ali Akbar Sadeghi, Ebrahim Haghighi, Mustafa Owji, Amir Naderi, Parviz Naderi, Bahram Khaef, Mohammad Reza Adnani, Parviz Mahallati, Mohammad Reza Dadgar, Behzad Gharib Pour, Abolfazl Hemmati Ahooe , Behrad Amin Salmasi, Mahshid Mohajer, Maryam Rahmati Evini Soodabeh Agah, Hushang Mohammadian, Ahmad Asbaghi, Shapur Hatami, Kourosh Parsa Nejad and Maryam Khonsary.
The Garteh Weekly Analytical-Research Magazine, also in cooperation with this event, has initiated a project entitled The Children & Adolescents Intelligence Development Center which deals with the study and analysis of the performance of this organization beginning from its launch.
This exhibition is the first in a series of events to be held at The Vije School of Visual Communications (VSVC) as a commemoration to 5 years of study, planning and training which comes to an end in March 2011.
 
1988, Parviz Mahallati  
One of these events is the formation of The Children & Adolescents Intelligence Development Center which was founded in 1964 with the aim of creating opportunities for the expansion of the culture of reading and producing suitable books for Iranian children and adolescents. With the presence and cooperation of Iranian artists and intellectuals this center has been further expanded each day.
The Graphic Design Center of this organization also began work from approximately the same time. With the presence of artists such as : Farshid Mesghali, Abbas Kiarostami, Nooreddin Zarrinkelk, Morteza Momayez, Ebrahim Haghighi, Ali Akbar Sadeghi , and… it can firmly be said that the work created amongst them is a brilliant and lasting legacy for art history and graphic design in Iran.
Within a two years span Azin Farmandi, a graduate from Shariati University in Tehran, was able to gather over 400 posters of this organization. She completed her thesis entitled An Exploration of The Children & Adolescents Intelligence Development Center Posters along with eleven interviews with some of the most influential Graphic Designers of this center. This is considered to be the first reliable written document available.
Currently The Vije School of Visual Communications (VSVC) known as The First Graphic Design & Communications Private School in Iran will be exhibiting over 50 of the collected posters, selected by Ebrahim Haghighi, at the Vije Gallery for the first time starting from October 1st, 2010.
This collection is a selection from the work of:
Morteza Momayez, Nooreddin Zarrinkelk, Abbas Kiarostami, Farshid Mesghali, Ali Akbar Sadeghi, Ebrahim Haghighi, Mustafa Owji, Amir Naderi, Parviz Naderi, Bahram Khaef, Mohammad Reza Adnani, Parviz Mahallati, Mohammad Reza Dadgar, Behzad Gharib Pour, Abolfazl Hemmati Ahooe , Behrad Amin Salmasi, Mahshid Mohajer, Maryam Rahmati Evini Soodabeh Agah, Hushang Mohammadian, Ahmad Asbaghi, Shapur Hatami, Kourosh Parsa Nejad and Maryam Khonsary.
The Garteh Weekly Analytical-Research Magazine, also in cooperation with this event, has initiated a project entitled The Children & Adolescents Intelligence Development Center which deals with the study and analysis of the performance of this organization beginning from its launch.
This exhibition is the first in a series of events to be held at The Vije School of Visual Communications (VSVC) as a commemoration to 5 years of study, planning and training which comes to an end in March 2011.
This web exhibition accompanies a recent poster exhibition at the Vije  Gallery in Tehran. Text and pictures were kindly provided by Amrollah  Farhadi.  
  Exhibition poster by Koorosh Parsanejad
 1972, Farshid Mesghali 
 1973, Mohammad  Reza  Adnani 
1973, Farshid Mesghali   
1973, Farshid Mesghali  
  1973, Mohammad Reza   Dadgar 
  1973, Morteza Momayez 
 1973, Ali Akbar Sadeghi 
 1973, Parviz Naderi 
 1974, Farshid Mesghali 
 1974, Abbas Kiarostami 
 1974, Mustafa Owji 
 1974, Abbas Kiarostami 
 1974, Ahmad Asbaghi 
 1974, Ali Akbar Sadeghi 
1974, Amir Naderi   
1974, Ebrahim Haghighi  
 1974, Farshid Mesghali  
 1975, Farshid Mesghali  
 1975, Ebrahim Haghighi  
1975, Hushang Mohammadian   
 1975, Bahram  Khaef    
  1975, Ebrahim Haghighi 
 1975, Farshid Mesghali  
  1976, Bahram Khaef 
1976, Mohammad Reza   Dadgar 
 1976, Abbas  Kiarostami   
 
  1977, Mohammad Reza   Dadgar  
 1977, Soodabeh Agah   
  1977, Ali Akbar Sadeghi 
 1977, Hushang Mohammadian   
 1979, Behzad Gharib pour  
1980, Abolfazl Hemmati Ahooe  
1980, Mustafa  Owji    
 1981, Nooreddin  Zarrin Kelk 
1985, Mohammad Reza   Dadgar 
 1986, Morteza Momayez   
  1988, Nooreddin  Zarrin Kelk 
 1988, Ebrahim  Haghighi 
1993, Abolfazl Hemmati Ahooe  
1996, Abolfazl Hemmati Ahooe  
 1998, Behrad  Amin Salmasi   
 2000, Maryam Khansari 
 2002, Maryam Rahmati Evini  
2003, Parviz Mahallati  
2004, Behzad Gharib pour  
2007, Abolfazl Hemmati Ahooe 
2007, Behzad Gharib pour   
 2007, Behzad Gharib pour 
 2008, Azin Farmandi 
 2008, Mahshid Mohajer 
2008, Shapur Hatami 





















































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