BLUEBOOKGROUP JAPAN: 12月 2010

Ali Amekan

Ali amekan born in -11.09.1976 a city in north of Iran. Gilan. But living in Tehran with family , Graduated in painting(2000).
I am Painter and illustrator and designer with more than 10 published Books for children and young adults. to , France, Germany , English,

therland and Persian Languages , .

Art manager of zatoon Publish. (2004, 2005). Designer over 50 cover for romance and Magazine. Participate in over 10 group exhibition in Iran, Slovakia, Belgrade, Zagreb, Italy, Russia, Iran, portages, Dubai, Japan , London ….

Organizer of art international of blue book group in world.

Hassan Amekan

1979年生まれ。アートディレクター。地方新聞や児童雑誌のイラストレーター。2005年テヘラン児童雑誌イラストレーション・コンペティション大賞、第14回、第15回野間コンクール奨励賞をはじめ、多数の賞を受賞。2007年ボローニャ国際絵本原画展のイラストレーターに入選。またテヘランを中心に、個展を開催、イラン、日本、イタリア、スロヴァキア、韓国、ドイツ、インドなどでグループ展に参加している。

Belén G. Freijeiro, OQO Editora

Belén G. Freijeiro was born in Pontevedra (Galicia), where she lives and works. Graduated from the University of Vigo –Fine Arts Faculty– specializing in Design and Audiovisuals. Her professional activity is dedicated, for over eleven years, to the world of Children's Literature, especially Graphic Design and Visual Communication in picture books. Currently she takes part in OQO editora, at the Editorial Department, as Art Director of picture books in eight different languages. She also takes part as teacher in the Postgraduate course: "Illustrated Book and Audiovisual Animation" from the Fine Arts Faculty, University of Vigo, where she teaches the subjects "Plastic Sequential Process" and "Picture books: the creative process”. Recently she has participated in several international meetings with illustrators, teaching about "The process of creating picture books”. She was jury for the Illustrators Exhibition in Bologna Children's Book Fair 2010.

Bernd Mölck-Tassel

・Born 1964
・Since 1988 Illustrator for Agency -, Editorial - and Childrenbook-
Illustration
・Since 2005 Professor for Bookillustration at the Hochschule für
Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
・Since September 2006 Head of the Department Design
・ Awards, for example: „Pozor“, Bajazzo Verlag, Troisdorfer
Bilderbuchpreis an a nominiation for the German Award for Childrens
Literature.
・ Expositions

news:
・The Cildren Book „was tun?!.“, Bajazzo Verlag, was nominiated for
the German Award for Childrens Literature in 2009
・Since 2008 illustrating the weekly Comic Strip „Dr. Dominos
Weltgeschichte“ for the „Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung“ .

Kiyoko Matsuoka

Kiyoko Matsuoka was born in 1961 in Tokyo. She graduated from the Joshibi University of Art and Design, majoring Art History and Iconology of Christian Art and later with a Masters Degree from Chiba University on the History of Art Education in Japan. Since 1986 she has been a curator at the Itabashi Art Museum. In 1989 she became responsible for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition in Japan and since then she has collaborated with the Bologna Book Fair in organizing the world tour of the exhibition.

Kiyoko has organized several series of exhibitions of picture book artists, such as Leo Lionni, Yasuo Segawa, Tomi Ungerer, Dick Bruna, Bruno Munari and Dusan Kallay. She has also organized workshops on the creation of books for children for young artists, as well as various events and courses for adults and school children interested in picture books. She is also a university lecturer on Art Production. In 2005 she was a jury member for the BIB.

Kiyo Tanaka

Born in Kanagawa, Kiyo Tanaka studied oil painting and print making ?at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Her first children's book Mizutama no Chihuahua (text by Areno Inoue) was published in 1997 (Fukuinkan Shoten). Since then she's enjoyed considerable success as a children's book author and illustrator while continuing to produce and exhibit print works throughout Japan.

She has participated twice in the illustrators' exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair (Italy) in 1995 and 1996, as well as the Biennial of Illustrations in Bratislava (Slovakia) in 2001 and 2003.
For her illustrations she uses a technique of copper plate printing on Japanese paper.
Visit the Kiyo Tanaka website at www.oyikakanat.com

Polona Lovšin

Polona Lovšin was born on June 1973 in Ljubljana. She has an academic education in painting. She graduated in 2000 at Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. The subject of diploma work was Slovenian national ornament from past until today. She is a free-lance illustrator working and living in Ljubljana. In past years she worked for all major publishing houses in Slovenia and more international publishers from United Kingdom, United States of America, France and China. Her books are available in more than fifteen languages.

Kourosh Parsanejad

1967 / TEHRAN
A graphic graduate of art university ,
holding the 1st grade artistic license (Ph.D) issued by Islamic culture and guidance
1988 / cooperating with academic publishing companies relating to education programming and research , education ministry 1990 / the graphic designer of teacher development press (1990- 1996) 1991 / artistic manager and graphic designer of women's journal 1992 / artistic manager and graphic designer of fiction journal ( 1992-1995) / taking part in the 4th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designer opuses / The best imaging nominee in the 4th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers opuses / the best typography nominee in the 4th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers / the best typography nominee in the first press festival / receiving citation in the 2nd Iranian press festival for fiction press typography 1996 / artistic manager & graphic designer in two of Kaman weekly journal ( 1996-2004) / artistic manager & graphic designer of ILI quarterly- Iranian English center quarterly (1996 – 2001) / a jury member (1st Iranian teens & kids press festival) / publishing articles (press imaging in news journals ( press festival special) / receiving citation in the 3rd Iranian press festival for teacher's grown journal typography / the best magazine designing nominee in the 3rd Iranian press festival 1997 / receiving the glory diploma and the crystal pen for being first in press interior designing (2 weekly journals, Kaman) of 4th Iranian press festival / the best typography candidate in 4th Iranian press festival / receiving citation and the golden sculpture in the 3rd period of picking the best book about the holy defense for the set of writing (volume designing) / text imaging and copy designing for Iran-Shenakht quarterly (1997 -2003) / being a member of Iranian journalist trade council (AIJ) / the graphic designer in the 5th press festival / the graphic designer in the 10th Tehran international book exhibition / books graphic designer in the commemoration congress of martyred warlords in Kerman province(1998-1999) / the artistic manager in the year book of public relations 1999 / receiving citation and the crystal pen for being second in volume designing "the 6th Iranian press festival" / receiving citation in "4th period in picking up the best book about the holy defense" for designing of "pomegranate and mirror" / receiving citation in "2nd commemoration congress of martyred warlords in Tehran province" / teaching in Soureh university (from 1999 up to now) / being a member of graphic council and director of typography in kids & teens thought nurturing center (1999-2000) / taking part in the 4th generation posters exhibition (free designers gallery) / taking part in (6th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers) / receiving monument in (6th press festival) for press interior designing (2 Kaman weekly news) 2000 / receiving citation and crystal pen for being 2nd in typography (2 Kaman weekly news) in " 7th Iranian press festival -establishing mono exhibition (Kaman graphic, 100 numbers ,100 opuses) – Soureh gallery, Aug-2000 2001 / being a member of Jury "the 5th kids and teens press festival in Iran" / taking part in "7th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers" 2002 / a member of Jury "the 6th & 7th Iranian students press festival" / receiving citation and crystal pen for being 2nd in volume designing "9th press festival" / receiving citation and crystal pen for being 2nd in interior journal designing (2 Kaman weekly news) from "9th Iranian press festival" / receiving honor diploma and golden sign for being first in volume designing "10th teens & kids' book festival" for volume designing of "kings and crowns" / decorating women's journal booth in press festival : the best booth decoration in "9th Iranian press festival" / a member of international federation of journalists (IFJ) 2003 / a member of Jury "8th & 9th student press festival" / a member of jury for reviewing the texts imaging (1st text books imaging festival) / attending in volume designing seminar , Soureh university ,Tehran / giving lecture in Hormoz university, Bandarabbas about press graphic / fiction books graphic designing : winner of new Horizons "40th Boloniaei festival , Italy (2003)" / receiving great diploma for being 2nd in volume designing (fiction) in "1st volum designing exhibition and match" / receiving citation from Islamic culture & guidance minister for lots of work in art and culture area 2004 / a member of Jury "1st Quran press festival , graphic " / a member of jury "10th student press festival" / the best volume designing nominee in "11th Iranian press festival" / Rostam & Sohrab designing (one of the best 10th book in 2005, Munich, Germany) / artistic supervisor of Roshd special journals and artistic counselor in research and programming , education ministry / a member of graphic council , Soureh university / taking part in Molavi exhibition (2nd Iranian typography exhibition – artists') / taking part in 1st biennial poster of Islamic world / attending in 40+40 exhibition (blind owl -1st Iranian typography exhibition – Trani –Italy) / giving lecture in Isfehan university about press graphic 2005 / being a member of Iranian graphic designers' trade council (IGDS) / a member of jury "1st subject festival of Iranian students' journals" / taking part in image exhibition ,2004 2006 / giving lecture in Gorgan university about press graphic / admired for book_designing in 12th teens & kids' book festival / receiving citation from "1st poster award exhibition in commemoration of Morteza Momayez" / receiving great diploma & festival sculpture for being 2nd in volume designing "13th press festival" / the artistic supervisor of Roshd journals / poster editor and a member of making decision council and faculty "1st national festival of resistance plastic arts" / a member of jury in poster designing "1st national festival of resistance plastic arts" / a member of Jury " 11th Iranian students' press festival " / teaching in science & culture university / taking part in image exhibition , 2005 / attending in sign exhibition (artists') / taking part in 1st poster award exhibition in commemoration of Moreza Momayez / a Jury member "1st white poster festival" / earning first grade artistic license (PH.D) from Islamic culture and guidance ministry 2006 / a Jury member "3rd text books imaging festival" / a Jury member "4th festival of Roshd photo" / a Jury member "1st art and security poster festival" / a member of selection council "9th biennial current graphic designing in Iran" / a Jury member "plastic arts festival of households" / a Jury member "2nd subject festival of student press" / a jury member "2nd Ashura poster exhibition" / a Jury member "1st endurance poster festival" / receiving great diploma and festival sculpture for being 1st poster designer in "2nd international biannual of Islamic world poster" / taking part in image exhibition in 2006 / taking part in security and art poster exhibition / taking part in Ashura poster exhibition / taking part in endurance poster exhibition / attending in 9th biannual international Tehran poster / taking part in 9th biannual Iranian current graphic designing 2008 / giving lecture in a graphic institute , Yazd , about graphic / a Jury member "the 3rd festival of the best kids and teens' books" / a member of making decision council , the 10th biannual Iranian current graphic designing / Jury member of 12th election of the year book about holy defense / a member of making decision and referee during 1st handicapped festival (poster & caricature) / a Jury member in 4th young art festival / a member of election council in Fajr plastic arts' festival / a Jury member in urban press festival / a member in graphic council, Saba Center (animation) / admired for his works done in war graphic in 12th election period of year book about holy defense / taking part in urban managing poster exhibition / taking part in warlords poster exhibition / taking part in 4th Iranian typography exhibition (the artists') / taking part in Iranian graphic designers' trade council (artists') Cooperating with several journals as artistic manager and graphic designer which are : Roshd journals (teacher Roshd, pedagogical technology, youth and teen), fiction literature, women and canebrake, growth, poet, carpet, the 8th art, Kaman ILI (quarterly of Iranian English center), from you with you, word, olive, song and center news (teens and kids' thought nurturing center quarterly), Iran Shenakht, culture and research, social science monthly book, canon month book, mirror, religions news, endurance culture, art teaching Roshd, etc. / Cooperating with some journals as artistic manager, volume uniform and text designer as follows: teens and kids' thought nurturing center publishing company, endurance literature and art office, Islamic revolution literature office, Ghadyani publishing company, Shahed press(martyred foundation), foundation of reserving opuses and broadcasting holy defense values, school publishing co., swan press, Saberin publishing co.,… 1988 / cooperating with academic publishing companies relating to education programming and research , education ministry 1990 / the graphic designer of teacher development press (1990- 1996) 1991 / artistic manager and graphic designer of women's journal 1992 / artistic manager and graphic designer of fiction journal ( 1992-1995) / taking part in the 4th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designer opuses / The best imaging nominee in the 4th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers opuses / the best typography nominee in the 4th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers / the best typography nominee in the first press festival / receiving citation in the 2nd Iranian press festival for fiction press typography 1996 / artistic manager & graphic designer in two of Kaman weekly journal ( 1996-2004) / artistic manager & graphic designer of ILI quarterly- Iranian English center quarterly (1996 – 2001) / a jury member (1st Iranian teens & kids press festival) / publishing articles (press imaging in news journals ( press festival special) / receiving citation in the 3rd Iranian press festival for teacher's grown journal typography / the best magazine designing nominee in the 3rd Iranian press festival 1997 / receiving the glory diploma and the crystal pen for being first in press interior designing (2 weekly journals, Kaman) of 4th Iranian press festival / the best typography candidate in 4th Iranian press festival / receiving citation and the golden sculpture in the 3rd period of picking the best book about the holy defense for the set of writing (volume designing) / text imaging and copy designing for Iran-Shenakht quarterly (1997 -2003) / being a member of Iranian journalist trade council (AIJ) / the graphic designer in the 5th press festival / the graphic designer in the 10th Tehran international book exhibition / books graphic designer in the commemoration congress of martyred warlords in Kerman province(1998-1999) / the artistic manager in the year book of public relations 1999 / receiving citation and the crystal pen for being second in volume designing "the 6th Iranian press festival" / receiving citation in "4th period in picking up the best book about the holy defense" for designing of "pomegranate and mirror" / receiving citation in "2nd commemoration congress of martyred warlords in Tehran province" / teaching in Soureh university (from 1999 up to now) / being a member of graphic council and director of typography in kids & teens thought nurturing center (1999-2000) / taking part in the 4th generation posters exhibition (free designers gallery) / taking part in (6th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers) / receiving monument in (6th press festival) for press interior designing (2 Kaman weekly news) 2000 / receiving citation and crystal pen for being 2nd in typography (2 Kaman weekly news) in " 7th Iranian press festival -establishing mono exhibition (Kaman graphic, 100 numbers ,100 opuses) – Soureh gallery, Aug-2000 2001 / being a member of Jury "the 5th kids and teens press festival in Iran" / taking part in "7th biennial exhibition of Iranian graphic designers" 2002 / a member of Jury "the 6th & 7th Iranian students press festival" / receiving citation and crystal pen for being 2nd in volume designing "9th press festival" / receiving citation and crystal pen for being 2nd in interior journal designing (2 Kaman weekly news) from "9th Iranian press festival" / receiving honor diploma and golden sign for being first in volume designing "10th teens & kids' book festival" for volume designing of "kings and crowns" / decorating women's journal booth in press festival : the best booth decoration in "9th Iranian press festival" / a member of international federation of journalists (IFJ) 2003 / a member of Jury "8th & 9th student press festival" / a member of jury for reviewing the texts imaging (1st text books imaging festival) / attending in volume designing seminar , Soureh university ,Tehran / giving lecture in Hormoz university, Bandarabbas about press graphic / fiction books graphic designing : winner of new Horizons "40th Boloniaei festival , Italy (2003)" / receiving great diploma for being 2nd in volume designing (fiction) in "1st volum designing exhibition and match" / receiving citation from Islamic culture & guidance minister for lots of work in art and culture area 2004 / a member of Jury "1st Quran press festival , graphic " / a member of jury "10th student press festival" / the best volume designing nominee in "11th Iranian press festival" / Rostam & Sohrab designing (one of the best 10th book in 2005, Munich, Germany) / artistic supervisor of Roshd special journals and artistic counselor in research and programming , education ministry / a member of graphic council , Soureh university / taking part in Molavi exhibition (2nd Iranian typography exhibition – artists') / taking part in 1st biennial poster of Islamic world / attending in 40+40 exhibition (blind owl -1st Iranian typography exhibition – Trani –Italy) / giving lecture in Isfehan university about press graphic 2005 / being a member of Iranian graphic designers' trade council (IGDS) / a member of jury "1st subject festival of Iranian students' journals" / taking part in image exhibition ,2004 2006 / giving lecture in Gorgan university about press graphic / admired for book_designing in 12th teens & kids' book festival / receiving citation from "1st poster award exhibition in commemoration of Morteza Momayez" / receiving great diploma & festival sculpture for being 2nd in volume designing "13th press festival" / the artistic supervisor of Roshd journals / poster editor and a member of making decision council and faculty "1st national festival of resistance plastic arts" / a member of jury in poster designing "1st national festival of resistance plastic arts" / a member of Jury " 11th Iranian students' press festival " / teaching in science & culture university / taking part in image exhibition , 2005 / attending in sign exhibition (artists') / taking part in 1st poster award exhibition in commemoration of Moreza Momayez / a Jury member "1st white poster festival" / earning first grade artistic license (PH.D) from Islamic culture and guidance ministry 2006 / a Jury member "3rd text books imaging festival" / a Jury member "4th festival of Roshd photo" / a Jury member "1st art and security poster festival" / a member of selection council "9th biennial current graphic designing in Iran" / a Jury member "plastic arts festival of households" / a Jury member "2nd subject festival of student press" / a jury member "2nd Ashura poster exhibition" / a Jury member "1st endurance poster festival" / receiving great diploma and festival sculpture for being 1st poster designer in "2nd international biannual of Islamic world poster" / taking part in image exhibition in 2006 / taking part in security and art poster exhibition / taking part in Ashura poster exhibition / taking part in endurance poster exhibition / attending in 9th biannual international Tehran poster / taking part in 9th biannual Iranian current graphic designing 2008 / giving lecture in a graphic institute , Yazd , about graphic / a Jury member "the 3rd festival of the best kids and teens' books" / a member of making decision council , the 10th biannual Iranian current graphic designing / Jury member of 12th election of the year book about holy defense / a member of making decision and referee during 1st handicapped festival (poster & caricature) / a Jury member in 4th young art festival / a member of election council in Fajr plastic arts' festival / a Jury member in urban press festival / a member in graphic council, Saba Center (animation) / admired for his works done in war graphic in 12th election period of year book about holy defense / taking part in urban managing poster exhibition / taking part in warlords poster exhibition / taking part in 4th Iranian typography exhibition (the artists') / taking part in Iranian graphic designers' trade council (artists') Cooperating with several journals as artistic manager and graphic designer which are : Roshd journals (teacher Roshd, pedagogical technology, youth and teen), fiction literature, women and canebrake, growth, poet, carpet, the 8th art, Kaman ILI (quarterly of Iranian English center), from you with you, word, olive, song and center news (teens and kids' thought nurturing center quarterly), Iran Shenakht, culture and research, social science monthly book, canon month book, mirror, religions news, endurance culture, art teaching Roshd, etc. / Cooperating with some journals as artistic manager, volume uniform and text designer as follows: teens and kids' thought nurturing center publishing company, endurance literature and art office, Islamic revolution literature office, Ghadyani publishing company, Shahed press(martyred foundation), foundation of reserving opuses and broadcasting holy defense values, school publishing co., swan press, Saberin publishing co.,…

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