Prof. Hazem Taha Hussein
Professor
OFFICE: Deanship
PHONE: 064294444 Ext. 4306
Biography

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

Ph.D. in Design Philosophy and Communications Theories, Wuppertal University, Germany, 1997.
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.
Research Interests
  • Visual Art
  • Visual Communications Design
  • Typography
  • Poster Design
  • Font Design
  • Packaging Design
  • Branding
  • Printmaking
Experience

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)

Awards

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 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]
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]
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]