Mostafa Owji

Mostafa Oji (born in 1950 in Shiraz) is an Iranian calligrapher and graphic designer. - 1970: Began his professional career in animation at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults. - 1971: Began his professional career in graphic design at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults. - 1974: Received a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. - 1975–1980: Collaborated with Jock Kinneir at K.C.T Studio in London. - 1975: Selected works featured in Novum magazine. - 1975: Selected poster featured in the book Modern Publicity. - 1977: Participated in a group exhibition themed around sleep at Spencer Gallery, London. - 1978: Received a Master's degree in Graphic Design from the Royal College of Art, London. - 1978: Designed traffic lettering for Dymo International at K.C.T Studio, London. - 1978: Translated David Hockney's book Travels with Pen, Pencil and Ink. - 1978: Won a Merit Award at the annual D&AD Awards for the book Travels with Pen, Pencil and Ink by David Hockney. - 1983: Taught at Farabi University in Tehran. - 1984: Selected work featured in the Graphis Annual. - 1987: Participated in the First Iranian Biennial of Graphic Designers. - 1991: Won the Best Typeface Design Award at the Third Iranian Biennial of Graphic Designers. - 1992: Selected poster featured in the book Poster Graphics. - 1992: Became a member of the Art Directors Club of New York (ADC).