TEHRAN – The first international festival for the creation of a logotype representing Prophet Muhammad (S) will be held in Tehran in the near future.
The festival has been organized by Nur-e Taban, an Iranian film company which is the producer of director Majid Majidi’s blockbuster “Muhammad (S)”, and Tehran Municipality’s Beautification Organization.
Majidi has been appointed the director of the festival and graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi is the secretary of the event, the Beautification Organization reported in a press release on Monday.
The secretariat of the festival has called on Iranian and foreign graphic artists to design the phrase “Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah” in Persian, Arabic or English letters in different calligraphic, iconic, typographic, or handwritten forms.
The top winner will receive an award of $5,000 in cash, while the second will have $4,000, and the third $3,000.
Graphic designers and artists Sedaqat Jabbari, Ebrahim Haqiqi, Jalil Rasuli, and Masud Nejabati are on the panel of the festival. Two more foreign artists are also scheduled to join the jury.
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