“Don’t let others put boundaries for you!” said Rayan Abdullah, the Iraqi designer who tightened his grip on the designs in Germany. He updated the slogan of Germany after the Unification of Eastern and Western Germany, designed the logo for Volkswagen, moderated the Audi logo, and designed the Bugatti logo.
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Prof. Abdullah was born in 1957 in Ras al-Kor district in Mosul city. Studied in its schools, and then left Iraq, heading to Germany in 1980 where he continued his higher education. There, in the capital, Berlin, he completed his studies in art education at the University of Fine Arts. He also studied design and received a master's degree in computer-based visual understanding. Professor Rayan Abdullah is the dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Leipzig and the dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the German University in Cairo.
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| Prof. Rayan Abdullah |
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“Let your design speak for you”
Rayan Abdullah
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Prof. Abdullah reiterates in his press interviews that one of his most important experiences was the modification of the German State emblem. He says that in order to understand the details of this slogan, he bought an annual zoo ticket to visit and study different kinds of eagles.
Prof. Abdullah also says at a TEDx conference in Baghdad in 2013 that the design of the logo of the Italian car Bugatti is his biggest project after the design of the unified emblem of Germany, which is considered the most expensive cars in the world.
Also, prof. Abdullah published many books about design and Arabic calligraphy including Pictograms Icons and Signs, Corporate Design and Art calligraphique arabe and more.
TEDx Baghdad
AlGhad AlArbi interview
DW- interview - Samah altaweel
