I am a graphic designer and visual artist from Lebanon, currently based in Paris. My design journey began at LAU (Lebanese American University) in Beirut and continued with studies in Animation upon relocating to France. Since 2005, I have remained dedicated to graphic design, working from my Studio Nem., which I founded in 2019 in Paris.
Recently, I've revived my passion for drawing and illustration, aspiring to integrate these elements with graphic design. This evolution in my practice involves incorporating more illustrations and hand-drawn lettering into my work and posters. I am particularly drawn to projects that carry cultural and political significance for the Southwest Asian and North African region, utilizing my art and craft to support projects and causes in these regions. My approach is experimental yet deeply anchored and influenced by the Arabic artistic heritage. Since 2016, I have been sharing my passion through an annual class in experimental typography for Arabic posters design at the ESAV Marrakech.
Featured in:
→ Naji El Mir in conversation with Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès [Khatt Chronicles], Afikra.→ The Design of Dissent, Expanded Edition: Greed, Nationalism, Alternative Facts, and the Resistance. US: Rockport Publishers, 2017.
→ Freedom of Movement. Paris: Poster for tomorrow, 2017.
→ La revue Graphê, bulletin n°62, Paris, 2015.
→ International Type Design Exhibitio. Tehran: Silver Cypress, Aban Book, 2013.
→ Logotype, Michael Evamy. US: Laurence King, 2013.
→ Arabesque 2, Graphic Design from the Arab World and Persia. Berlin: Gestalten, 2012.
→ Typographic Matchmaking in the City. Amsterdam: Khatt Books, 2011.
naji@najielmir.com
+33 (0)6 70 74 15 00
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Recently, I've revived my passion for drawing and illustration, aspiring to integrate these elements with graphic design. This evolution in my practice involves incorporating more illustrations and hand-drawn lettering into my work and posters. I am particularly drawn to projects that carry cultural and political significance for the Southwest Asian and North African region, utilizing my art and craft to support projects and causes in these regions. My approach is experimental yet deeply anchored and influenced by the Arabic artistic heritage. Since 2016, I have been sharing my passion through an annual class in experimental typography for Arabic posters design at the ESAV Marrakech.
Featured in:
→ قصص مصوّرة وملصقات ومعارض تجمع فنانين لبنانيين وعرباً: «الفنّ التاسع يوثّق ويتحدّى» السردية الصهيونية، جريدة الأخبار
→ ركن المصمّم: مع ناجي المير، العربي الجديد
→ Freedom of Movement. Paris: Poster for tomorrow, 2017.
→ La revue Graphê, bulletin n°62, Paris, 2015.
→ International Type Design Exhibitio. Tehran: Silver Cypress, Aban Book, 2013.
→ Logotype, Michael Evamy. US: Laurence King, 2013.
→ Arabesque 2, Graphic Design from the Arab World and Persia. Berlin: Gestalten, 2012.
→ Typographic Matchmaking in the City. Amsterdam: Khatt Books, 2011.
naji@najielmir.com
+33 (0)6 70 74 15 00