Much of Iranian contemporary design melds Iran’s rich visual history with modern-day influences, yet it’s still underrepresented in the West–particularly the United States. “There’s a community within ...

A mother kisses her dead 19-year-old son, weeps and embraces him one last time. Her grief overwhelms her as his body is lowered into its grave - another victim of protests after Iran's presidential ...

In contemporary Iranian art, Korosh Ghazimorad, 55, is a leading artist known for his unique approach to blending traditional calligraphy with modern artistic expressions. With a degree in wood ...

"The invention of movable type is based on value and the spirit of writing systems in the west -- which is individual letters," Reza Abedini explains. The printing press posed a problem for the ...

Iranian graphic designer Maryam Khaleghi Yazdi’s Living in Between-Future (2019) is composed of a combination of 20 short animated gifs and static illustrations (numbered 1 through 20), which are ...

Marjane Satrapi, author of "Persepolis," collaborates with others on a new graphic novel about Iran's "Women, Life, Freedom" protest movement. Marjane Satrapi has just published a new graphic novel ...

Marjane Satrapi has just published a new graphic novel despite having sworn off creating them 20 years ago. She's the author of the bestselling "Persepolis," about an Iranian girl's coming of age ...