The Arabic Type Archive

Majid Halakooi is a graphic designer and instructor. For couple of years, he has been pursuing design in the field of Persian typography.

Typographer, Logotype & Typeface Design Instructor • Design Irancell, Tehran Book Garden, Leila, Ravi, Abar & Paykan • Design MyBaby, Alibaba, Ayandeh Bank, Fanoos (Hamkaran System), Inverse School, Bonyade Koodak & InshapeBody typefaces in collaboration with Mahdi Ershadi • Design MIKA, Vazeh quranic typefaces, Dabestan & Ray typefaces in collaboration with Omid Emamian • Design Doran typeface in collaboration with Fereshteh Iranshahi • Design Yekan Bakh typeface (Redesigning Yekan Typeface) in collaboration with Mahan Jafarzadeh • Design Novin Web typeface (Redesigning Novin Typeface designed by Hirbod Lotfian) • Design Nian typeface in collaboration with Afsaneh Salek Notable Achievements • 3rd Place and Honorable Diploma - GRANSHAN Type Design Competition. • Grand Prize - Silk Road Biennial for Typeface Design. • TDC Typographic Excellence (2018) - Vazeh UI Quranic Typeface. • TDC Typographic Excellence (2018) - Ray Typeface. • TDC Typographic Excellence (2019) - Vazeh Classic Quranic Typeface.

Specializing in brand development and strategy, from conception to final implementation. I have approximately 12 years of experience in graphic design and art direction, during which I have worked for government entities, marketing agencies, and branding agencies. I have also provided consulting services to various entities and companies.

Painter, Graphic Designer and Typeface Designer Selected Activities and Awards: Member of the Type Directors Club (TDC) Member of the Association Typographique Internationale (ATYPI) Jury Member of the 1st International Typeface Design Biennial, Tehran Jury Member of the 5th Silver Cypress Awards in the Typeface Design category, Tehran, 2017 Jury Member of the 7th Granshan International Typeface Design Competition Jury Member of the 8th Granshan International Typeface Design Competition Jury Member of the 9th Granshan International Typeface Design Competition Type design instructor at the School of Fine Arts and Vijeh School of Graphic Design Selected in the Signage category of the 7th Iran Graphic Biennial Best Poster Award from the President of the Biennial at the 9th Iran Graphic Biennial Selected Award in Calligraphy-Painting at the 2nd Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial First Prize in Typeface Design at the 2nd Silver Cypress Exhibition Award from the Type Directors Club (TDC) at the 68th Type Design Competition Typeface Designs: Chista Typeface Nashr Karnameh Typeface Kara Typeface for Hamkaran System Post Iran Typeface Karafarin Bank Typeface Dorsa Leather Brand Typeface Museum of Contemporary Art Typeface Cheshmeh Publishing Typeface Espinas Hotel Typeface

Graphic Designer Member of Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) Recipient of the "Ebtekar" font design award at the inaugural Annual Book Design Art (2015)

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