Prof. Hazem Taha Hussein
Born on 16/11/1961 in Giza, Egypt. Hazem Taha Hussein is a Visual Artist, Design Consultant, and Professor of Visual Communication Design at GJU-SABE. A former professor of Typography at RUW, Bahrain, at the Advertising Department – at the Faculty of Applied Arts- at Helwan University, and at the German University in Cairo (GUC). Head of Postgraduates Studies Department, CAD-RUW. Chair of PGS-Committee and Exhibition Committee (CAD-RUW), Chairperson of Promotion Committee (RUW), Chair of Professional Development Unit (RUW). Represented Egypt in different art and design occasions in Egypt and abroad. Designed more than 120 packages, posters, and many graphic design and public art projects. Exhibited paintings, photomontages, and art objects in international biennales and exhibitions in USA, Europa, Africa, Asia, and in different Arab Countries.
Educational Background
M.Sc. e in Advertising "Graphic Design" by Prof. H. El-Asser and Prof. M. Sami, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Egypt , 1990.
B.Sc. Applied Arts, Advertising Department, Helwan University, Egypt , 1983.
Diploma in Visual Communications Design, by Prof. D. Wierschbitzki, Faculty of Design, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany , 1994.
- Visual Art
- Visual Communications Design
- Typography
- Poster Design
- Font Design
- Packaging Design
- Branding
- Printmaking
1983 – present Visual Artist (last Exhibition in Tokyo – Japan)
1983 - present Graphic Designer and Researcher
1998 – 2007 Design Consultant and Packaging Designer for International Companies and several Institutions
2000 – 2007 Translation into Arabic 13 books about modern art and techniques
1990 – present Invited Speaker as Artist and Research in different international events (such as KIAF-SOUL)
2011 Artist Invitation to paint and work in Meissen company for porcelain, Dresden, Germany.
2005-06 Fellowship DAAD. Guest Professor. Teaching corporate design in FH-Muenster, Germany.
2003-05 Ministry of Culture Fellowship for Visual Artists. Cairo.
1993 Youth Salon, Prize of the Committee, Cairo.
1991-94 DAAD Scholarship. Studying Visual Communication Design, Muenster, Germany.
1989 Artist residency, Christoph Merian Stiftung Studios. A grant from Pro-Helvetia, Basel, Switzerland.
1984 Mobil Oil 1st Prize for Poster-Design of the Silver Year of the Faculty of Applied Arts, Cairo.
1983 Fellowship of Egyptian Center for Export to enhance the design of Egyptian packages, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Selected Publications
| 2021 | Hiba Nazmi Khalil Mousa, Mohamed Saad Ardash , dr. Mohamed Hazim Mohamed Taha Hussein,"Virality and Memes on Social Media Platforms",Journal of Architecture Arts and Humanistic Science,Issued by the Arab Association of Civilization and Islamic Arts,Cairo, Egypt,2021 [View] |
| 2021 | Hiba Nazmi Khalil Mousa, Mohamed Saad Ardash , dr. Mohamed Hazim Mohamed Taha Hussein,"Humorous Visual Content and Its Effect on Social Media Users in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic",Journal of Architecture Arts and Humanistic Science,Issued by the Arab Association of Civilization and Islamic Arts,Cairo, Egypt,2021 [View] |
| 2021 | Prof.Dr. Hazem Taha Hussein, Prof.Dr. Mona Taha Hussein,"Laila Soliman’s Sculptures in the Modern Egyptian Art Museum, Cairo",Annal Of General Union of Arab Archaeologists ,Volume 24, Issue 24 - Serial Number 1, 2021, Page 87-104,Cairo, Egypt,2021 [View] |
| 2019 | Dr. Mohamed Hazem Mohamed Taha Hussein Abdalla ,"The new Arabic Type classification System",Journal of Applied Arts and Sciences,Conference: Submitted in 2017 Published: Vo. 1, Issue 1, January 2019,Damietta University, Egypt,2019 [View] |
| 2019 | Dr. Mohamed Hazem Mohamed Taha Hussein Abdalla ,"The Hybrid techniques by Arabic Typeface design",Journal of Applied Arts and Sciences,Conference: Submitted in 2017 Published: Vo. 1, Issue 1, January 2019,Damietta University, Egypt,2019 [View] |
| 2015 | Dr. Mohamed Hazem Mohamed Taha Hussein Abdalla ,"Remixing as a phenomenon in the Arabic visual language -Graphic Design between modernism and post-modernism",Journal of Applied Arts and Sciences,Conference paper Published: Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2015, April,Damietta University, Egypt,2015 [View] |
| 2015 | Dr. Mohamed Hazem Mohamed Taha Hussein Abdalla ,"Designing Arabic Typefaces: Between Modernity and Tradition",Global Journal on Humanities and Social Science,Conference paper: 3rd World Conference on Design, Arts, and Education, May 2, 2014 – May 3, 2014 Published: Vol. 1, Issue 1, March 2015/ISSN 2421-8030,Dubrovnik, Croatia,2015 [View] |
| 2008 | Dr. Mohamed Hazem Mohamed Taha Hussein Abdalla,"مابين ثقافة الحرفة اليدوية وثقافة الصناعة فى التصميم التيبوغرافى ",Published,Accepted and published in the 1st Scientific Conference in Applied Arts: Applied Arts and Future Expectations ,Mansoura University, Egypt,2008 |
| 2006 | Dr. Mohamed Hazem Mohamed Taha Hussein Abdalla ,"المعايشة الإستاطيقية للعلامة الفنية بين كتابات رومان إنجاردن وجان موكاروفسكي " فنيا - تصميمياً - جرافيكياً ",مجلة علوم وفنون - دراسات وبحوث جامعة حلوان,Issue 18/3rd Y., Pages 191-202 / MD: 69935,Cairo, Egypt,2006 [View] |