Reza Abedini Iranian, b. 1967

Reza Abedini (b. 1967, Tehran) is an Iranian artist and graphic designer. He graduated from the University of Tehran in graphic design (1985) and Painting (1992). He is also an art critic, independent art director with Reza Abedini Studio (1993), and art director at "Manzar" magazine in Iran. He lives and works in Iran, the Netherlands, and Lebanon.

The works of Reza Abedini maintain a modern theme as he blends traditional Islamic patterns, calligraphy, and culture. He combines simple illustrations with poetic typography and elegant layouts, exploring the elaborate beauty of the Persian script and language. He is known for solving the Persian script layout problem using a technique to break the font's continuous and single-leveled baseline and to extend the height of every visual cluster to his preferred dimension.