Omar Khayyam 海报系列 by Vahid Mirzaei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 银奖 in 平面、插画与视觉传达设计 Competition Category.

银平面· 2025

Omar Khayyam 海报系列

by Vahid Mirzaei

Client: Vahid Mirzaei Design

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Omar Khayyam 海报系列

《欧玛尔·海亚姆》是一组以波斯诗人欧玛尔·海亚姆诗作为主题的城市海报系列,旨在纪念这位诗人诞辰975周年。每幅海报将波斯文字体排印与置于左上区域的英文译文相结合。字体设计取法古典波斯书法,并针对繁忙公共环境中的可读性进行了优化。每幅海报尺寸为150×107厘米,采用CMYK四色印刷,分辨率300 dpi。该系列曾在德黑兰的地铁站及其他公共空间展出。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Omar Khayyam 海报系列是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Omar Khayyam 海报系列将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Omar Khayyam 海报系列是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: To commemorate the 975th birth anniversary of Omar Khayyam, this project presents urban posters featuring his timeless poetry. The designs integrate Persian typography with English translations in the upper left, bringing his philosophical reflections to public spaces such as metro stations, buses, and city streets, making his wisdom accessible to all and fostering a cultural dialogue between past and present.
Dimensions & Packaging: 150 cm X 107 cm
CMYK color
300 dpi
Tags: Khayyam, Poster, Calligraphy, Typography, color, life, minimal
Production Technology: The posters utilize digital typography, combining Persian calligraphy with modern graphic design principles. The process involved custom type design, composition refinement, and digital rendering to ensure clarity and aesthetic harmony. The typography is crafted to evoke the elegance of classical Persian script while maintaining legibility for contemporary audiences in public spaces.
Design Challenge: Balancing traditional Persian calligraphy with modern digital typography was a key challenge. Ensuring readability in busy urban settings, maintaining cultural authenticity, and integrating bilingual content harmoniously required meticulous composition. Additionally, adapting the artwork for various public spaces while keeping a cohesive visual identity posed a creative and technical challenge.
Research: Omar Khayyam was a Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher whose quatrains explore existential themes, fate, and the passage of time. His poetry has influenced visual arts, literature, and philosophy worldwide. In design and typography, his verses inspire expressive forms, merging aesthetic beauty with intellectual depth. This project extends his legacy into public art, engaging new audiences with his profound reflections.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by Khayyam’s timeless wisdom and its relevance to modern life. His poetry explores fate, existence, and the fleeting nature of time, themes that resonate deeply today. The idea of bringing classical Persian literature into contemporary public spaces came from a desire to bridge history, art, and everyday life, creating moments of reflection amid the urban rush.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2023 in Tehran and finished in June 2023 in Tehran, and was exhibited in Metro stations and urban spaces in May 2023.
Operation Flow: The interaction happens as passersby encounter the posters in urban spaces, catching their eye with intricate Persian typography. The key frames include the first glance, where the poetry’s visual elegance intrigues, followed by reading the English translation, offering accessibility. The final frame is reflection, where viewers connect with Khayyam’s words, making his poetry a part of their thoughts and urban experience.
Image Credits: Designed by Vahid Mirzaei