Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Mitra Shasavand
In this episode of Khatt Chronicles, Roshanak Keyghobadi interviews Iranian designer Mitra Shahsavand, design director and founder of the Mitra Shahsavand Design Studio. They discuss Mitra's journey into the field of graphic design and focus on some of her impactful and challenging projects of presenting women products within the Iranian public space. They also discuss education, the role of women in the Iranian graphic design scene, and the attitudes of the new generation of designers. They end with some thoughts on what will be important for designers in the future within the technology-dominated field of graphic design.
Episode 9 of the Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World podcast, hosted by afikra, titled "Khatt Chronicles in Conversation With Mitra Shasavand" was published on December 6, 2024 and runs 24 minutes.
December 6, 2024 ·24m · Khatt Chronicles: Stories on Design from the Arab World
Summary
In this episode of Khatt Chronicles, Roshanak Keyghobadi interviews Iranian designer Mitra Shahsavand, design director and founder of the Mitra Shahsavand Design Studio. They discuss Mitra's journey into the field of graphic design and focus on some of her impactful and challenging projects of presenting women products within the Iranian public space. They also discuss education, the role of women in the Iranian graphic design scene, and the attitudes of the new generation of designers. They end with some thoughts on what will be important for designers in the future within the technology-dominated field of graphic design.
Episode Description
In this episode of Khatt Chronicles, Roshanak Keyghobadi interviews Iranian designer Mitra Shahsavand, design director and founder of the Mitra Shahsavand Design Studio. They discuss Mitra's journey into the field of graphic design and focus on some of her impactful and challenging projects of presenting women products within the Iranian public space. They also discuss education, the role of women in the Iranian graphic design scene, and the attitudes of the new generation of designers. They end with some thoughts on what will be important for designers in the future within the technology-dominated field of graphic design.
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