Omid Nemalhabib is a graphic designer and art director with a bold focus on multilingual typography and visual identity design. He is also co-founder of Studio Melli, an independent graphic design practice based in Tehran.

He attempts to make a deep connection between visual culture and graphic design with a personal narrative and contemporary approach by dint of typographic experiments and letterform exploration.

His work encompasses a wide range of projects in the field of editorial and publication design for art-cultural institutions, printed matter, posters, books, magazines, and web design for local and international clients across different platforms.

Omid has participated in numerous international exhibitions; His work has been published in graphic design books and magazines such as étapes, the second volume of Arabesque, Komma Magazine, and Bi-Scriptual. He has been a member of IGDS-the Iranian Graphic Designers society for more than ten years.

Exhibitions

2021 Group Exhibition of Students and Masters of Kherad Art School, A Art Gallery, Tehran
2020 Signs and Seals: 100 Persian Logotypes, Typomania Festival, Moscow, Russia
2018 Huroof, Explorations in Contemporary Typography, Dubai, UAE
2018 TYPE+TEXT International Poster Exhibition, Dydo poster gallery, Cracovia
2017 TYPE+TEXT International Poster Exhibition, Year of the Avant-garde, Museum of the City of Lodz, Poland
2016 Authoritative Design, 100 contemporary Iranian posters, Lebanese American University
2015 CHIRAN, The International Invitational Typography Poster Exhibition, China, Iran
2015 Oriental Design Week, Turin, Italy
2015 Tasvir -e- Sal, Image of the Year
2014 Golden Bee 11, Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design, Russia
2014 Tasvir-e-Sal | Image of the Year
2013 The 6th China International Poster Biennial
2013 Silver Cypress 3, The 3rd Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers Society
2013 Tasvir-e-Sal, Image of the Year
2012 Right to Left, Graphic Design from the Arab World and Iran, Berlin, Germany
2012 Control Tower, Group Exhibition, Fravahr Art Gallery, Slideshow, Tehran
2012 Golden Bee 10, Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design, Russia
2012 Nowruz World Festival, The 1st ECO Int’l Visual Arts Festival
2011 Divarkoob, 98 Posters by 51 Iranian Graphic Designers
2011 The Individual is Always Exception, Invited by Vaarang Group, Tehran
2011 5 Years Experiences, Vije School of Visual Communications, Iran Artists Organization, Tehran
2011 Silver Cypress 2, The 2nd Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers Society
2011 Daily News Project, ISIK University, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 13×18 Group Exhibition, Etemad Gallery, Tehran
2011 DIDAR Group Exhibition, Georgia
2010 365 Days, Vije Gallery, Vije School of Visual Communications
2010 Jungle Group Exhibition, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2010 [EYE] Group Exhibition, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2010 2nd Prize of Typography Poster Festival “Asma-ul-Husna, Tehran
2009 3rd Prize of Typography Poster Festival “Asma-ul-Husna, Tehran
2009 3rd Prize of Meybodi Logo Design Contest
2009 Jungle Group Exhibition, Shirin Gallery, Tehran
2009 Fajr Poster Festival, Tehran
2008 Intime-L Group Exhibition, Paris
2007 Online Exhibition of Experimental Visual Artists, Bulb Magazine, Germany
2007 Digital Arts Expo in film festival, Los Angeles, CA

Published Works

2022 Stir World Magazine, Graphic design in Iran: A journey of evolution and practices shaping the future
2022 It’s Nice That, Interview, article and featuring works of Studio Melli
2020 Signs and Seals: 100 Persian Logotypes, Typomania Festival, Moscow, Russia
2018 Bi-Scriptual, a book on multilingual graphic design, Published by niggli
2018 étapes Magaine, Paris, France
2017 Desk Magazine, NYC, U.S.A
2015 Komma Magazine, Germany
2015 Oriental Design Week, Turin, Italy
2014 Tasvir-e-Sal, Image of the Year, Tehran, Iran
2014 Golden Bee 11 Book, Moscow International Biennale of Graphic Design, Russia
2013 Silver Cypress 3, The 3rd Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers Society, Tehran, Iran
2013 Creative Roots Blog, UK
2013 Tasvir-e-Sal, Image of the Year, Tehran, Iran
2012 Right-To-Left, Contemporary Arabic and Iranian Visual Culture, Berlin, Germany
2012 Moscow Global Biennale of Graphic Design Golden Bee 10, Moscow, Russia
2011 Arabesque 2, Graphic Design from the Arab World and Persia, Berlin, Germany
2011 Divarkoob, 98 Posters by 51 Iranian Graphic Designers, Moscow, Russia
2011 The Individual is Always Exception, In Memoriam of Morteza Momayez, Tehran, Iran
2010 [EYE] Book series published by Mahriz institute for culture and art, Tehran, Iran
2010 The sixth Today Posters, Asma-ul-Husna Typography Festival, Tehran, Iran
2009 The fifth Today Posters, Asma-ul-Husna Typography Festival, Tehran, Iran
2007 Bulb Magazine, Germany

Awards

2021 1st Prize in the visual identity design competition for the city of Shiraz
2015 Silver Cypress 4, The 4th Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers Society
2013 Nominated for Book Design, Silver Cypress 3, The 3rd Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers Society
2011 Nominated for Calendar Design, Silver Cypress 2, The 2nd Biennial of Iranian Graphic Designers Society
2010 2nd Prize of Typography Poster Festival “Asma-ul-Husna, Tehran
2009 3rd Prize of Typography Poster Festival “Asma-ul-Husna, Tehran
2009 3rd Prize of Meybodi Logo Design Contest

Talks & Lectures

2019 Lost Garden, Iaac Global Summer School, Studio Melli, Tehran Platform, NatGeo Farsi, Tehran
2018 Headstand, Graphic Design Week, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran
2018 About Payvar Foundation Visual Identity, Kaarmaann House, Tehran
2018 From typography to the five senses, Iranian National Museum of Science and Technology, Tehran
2017 Type & Visual Culture, Iaac Global Summer School, AB-ANBAR Gallery, Tehran
2017 Public Presentation of Kherad Institute Visual Identity, Tehran
2017 Third Place Identity, Maks Projects, khanesh Institute, Tehran
2014 The 4th Tehran Annual Digital Art Exhibition, Mohsen Gallery, Tehran
2014 Multi-disciplinary Graphic Design, Vije School of Visual Communications, Tehran

Teaching & workshops

2021 Visual Identity Design Workshop, Studio Melli, Tehran
2018 Scan-Type-Print, Typography Workshop, Studio Melli, Tehran
2017 Typography Workshop, Studio Melli, Tehran
2014 Multi-disciplinary Graphic Design, Vije School of Visual Communications, Tehran

Interviews

2022 It’s Nice That, Interview, article and featuring works of Studio Melli
2018 étapes Magaine, Paris, France
2017 Desk Magazine, NYC, U.S.A
2015 Roozrang Magazine, Tehran

Collections

Musee des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Museum of the City of Lodz, Poland
Dydo poster gallery, Cracovia

Selected Clients

AASSTTIINN
AARTMAART
Agah Publications
Argo Factory
Anzen
Aref Montazeri
Atrough
Azad Art Gallery
BAAN Publishers
BOLBOL
Bomrani
Boom
Cafe Roberto
DA Group
Daan Stationery
French embassy in Iran
Ganjeh
KaamaaNoghteh
Kherad Art House
Kherad Institute
Lemm Coffee Roasters
Lingo
MAANORO Cafe
Maskan Jonoub
Meez
Mohsen Gallery
Neda Razavipour
NeveshtArt
Ofogh
Part Publication
Payvar Foundation
Petrichor Records
Plus Three Thirty
Raahrow
RADD-E-PA Publishing
Reza Vali
Rise
Rivertise
Shahrzad Shokouhivand
Space 102
Tak-On
Tehran Platform

Credits

Design:
Omid Nemalhabib
Studio Melli

Code:
Mohamad Gholinezhad