Wesam Mazhar Haddad

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Wesam Mazhar Haddad is a Conceptualizer, Strategic Creative Director, Art Director, and Graphic/Social/Sustainable Designer. ​ Haddad is the Founder and Curator of Poster Stellars "Intercontinental Poster Competition"... - USA. https://www.posterstellars.com Haddad has a B.F.A. Degree in Design and Applied Arts - Graphics Design major from Yamoruk University - Jordan and an M.F.A. Degree in Communications Design from Pratt Institute - New York. Haddad has 25 years of experience in the advertising and design industry where he worked with many worldwide agencies such as SAATCHI & SAATCHI, TEAM Y&R, Publicis Graphics, and M&C SAATCHI. ​ Moreover, Haddad is a Social Poster Designer, International (Curator, Jury, Lecturer, Speaker, Awards Winner, and Exhibitor). He has won more than 82 global awards in the USA, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Ecuador, Mexico, Egypt, and Jordan. Haddad is an invited Jury, Speaker, Lecturer, and Critic at many institutions such as Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Temple University, San Jose State University, Pratt Institute, Pradita University-Indonesia, Asia Creative Design Award-China, IdcN Nagoya-Japan, A' Design Award-Italy, and Graphis NY - USA. ​ His work has been, awarded, exhibited, published, and featured in many renowned newspapers, design annuals, magazines, exhibitions, competitions, books to name a few: Cannes Lions, ArtPrize, Graphis, A' Design Award, Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives, Marquis Who's Who 2023. Including the book “The Design of Dissent, Extended Edition: Greed, Nationalism, Alternative Facts, and the Resistance” by Milton Glaser, Mirko Ilic, Tony Kushner, and Steven Heller. Haddad's projects reflect his own profound philosophy that Simplicity is the highest level of complexity; Complexity is the highest level of simplicity. Haddad’s universal visuals concerning the environment and social issues evoke an everlasting siren that touches every human no matter their ethical/ cultural background.Read More

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2023, Honored Listee, Marquis Who's Who 2023, NEW YORK/USA. ​ 2023, Selected, Women, Life, Freedom Exhibition, PONT-L’ABBÉ/FRANCE ​ 2023, Selected, Shenzhen International Eco-Poster Invitational Exhibition, SHENZHEN/CHINA ​ 2023, Selected, Beijing Opera... Art International Poster Biennale, CHINA/POLAND ​ 2021, 2 Platinum & 3 Gold Awards, Graphis Protest Poster 2, NEW YORK/USA. ​ 2021, Selected, Peru Design Biennial, LIMA/PERU. ​ 2021, Shortlisted, B.I International Poster Art Biennial, SEOUL/KOREA. ​ 2021, Selected, The 3rd International Annual Design Exhibition, TEHRAN/IRAN. ​ 2021, Selected, CO|SHOW 2021, COLORADO/USA. ​ 2021, Shortlisted, The 4th Shenzhen International Poster Festival, SHENZHEN/CHINA. ​ 2020, Dorothy Carson Award, The FL3TCH3R Exhibit "Social & Politically Engaged Art," TENNESSEE/USA. ​ 2020, Selected, Beijing International Design Week, The 3rd Exhibition of Contemporary International Ink Design, BEIJING/CHINA. ​ 2020, Selected, The Posters of Discontent IV, DETROIT/USA. ​ 2020, Selected, The Posters of Discontent IV, MICHIGAN/USA. ​ 2020, Selected, PlakatFest 2020, CHORZOW/POLAND. ​ 2020, 4th Place - Top 100, Reset to Design your World International Competition - Designers with heart, QUITO/ECUADOR. ​ 2020, Bronze Award, United Designs International Poster Design Competition 2020 for Environmental Awareness, JEJU/KOREA ​ 2020, Selected, The 15th Year of Triennial EKOPLAGÁT ´20, ZILINA/SLOVAKIA. ​ 2018, Selected, The Design of Dissent Exhibition, TIMIȘOARA/ROMANIA. 2018, Selected, 2nd PosterFest, BUDAPEST/HUNGARY. 2018, Selected, The FL3TCH3R Exhibit "Social & Politically Engaged Art," TENNESSEE/USA. ​ 2018, Selected, Ecuador Poster Bienal, QUITO/ECUADOR. 2018, Selected, Trnava Poster Triennial (TPT), TRNAVA/SLOVAKIA. 2018, Gold Award, Graphis “Poster Annual 2019,” NEW YORK/USA. 2017, Bronze Medal, Taiwan International Graphic Design Award, TAIPEI/TAIWAN. 2017, Selected, 4th Shanghai Biennial Asia Graphic Design, SHANGHAI/CHINA. 2017, Selected, The FL3TCH3R Exhibit "Social & Politically Engaged Art," TENNESSEE/USA. 2017, Selected, 6th Iran International Green Film Festival, TEHRAN/IRAN. 2017, Finalist, 2nd International Printmaking Biennial Łódź 2018, LODZ/POLAND. 2017, Selected, "Design of Dissent Extended Edition" Book, NEW YORK/USA. 2017, Gold Award, Graphis “Poster Annual 2018,” NEW YORK/USA. 2017, Finalist, International Image Festival FINI, PACHUCA/MEXICO. 2016, Selected, III. Internationale Plakatausstellung Leipzig 2016 LEIPZIG/GERMANY. 2016, Selected, The 2nd Shenzhen International Poster Festival, SHENZHEN/CHINA. 2016, Selected, The FL3TCH3R Exhibit "Social & Politically Engaged Art," TENNESSEE/USA. 2016, Selected, 8th United Designs International Biennial Exhibition/Poster for Environmental Awareness, JEJU/KOREA. 2016, Selected, Golden Bee 12 Biennale, MOSCOW/RUSSIA. 2016, Selected, Ecuador Poster Bienal, QUITO/ECUADOR. 2016, Finalist, Golden Turtle Award, MOSCOW/RUSSIA. 2016, Nominated, Joseph Binder Award, VIENNA/AUSTRIA. 2016, Selected, 6th International Biennial of Socio-Political Poster Biennale, OŚWIĘCIM/POLAND. 2016, Platinum & Gold Awards, Graphis Poster Annual 2017, NEW YORK/USA. 2016, Shortlisted, 100 Best Arabic Posters, CAIRO/EGYPT. 2016, Silver Award, A'Design Award in Graphics and Visual Communication Design Category, MILAN/ITALY. 2016, Selected, 13th International Triennial of the Political Poster Show, MONS/BELGIUM. 2016, Certificate of Honor Award, Ekoplakat/Ecoposter, KATOWICE/POLAND. 2016, Selected, All Gold of the World 2014–2016, MOSCOW/RUSSIA. 2015, Bronze Award, The 7th China International Poster Biennial, HANGZHOU/CHINA. 2015, Selected, The FL3TCH3R Exhibit "Social & Politically Engaged Art," TENNESSEE/USA. 2015, Gold & Silver Awards, Graphis “Social & Political Protest Posters,” NEW YORK/USA. 2015, Selected, IX International Eco-Poster Triennial “the 4th Block,” KHARKIV/UKRAINE. 2015, Silver Award, Graphis “Poster Annual 2015”, NEW YORK/USA. 2014, Shortlisted, Poster For Tomorrow “Work Right!,” PARIS/FRANCE. 2014, Selected, 11 Golden Bee “International Biennale of Graphic Design,” MOSCOW/RUSSIA. 2014, Winner, Poster Heroes 4 “Systemic Food” - Plug Creativity, TORINO/ITALY. 2013, Selected, International Poster Contest “To Death With A Smile,” Delegación Cuauhtémoc/MEXICO. 2013, Selected, International Trademark & Logo Biennale «TaMga», SIBERIA/RUSSIA. 2010, Selected, 9 Golden Bee “International Biennale of Graphic Design,” MOSCOW/RUSSIA. 2008, Selected, International Trademark & Logo Biennale «TaMga», SIBERIA/RUSSIA. 2007, 3 Gold, 2 Silver, & 4 Bronze, Jordan Advertising Awards, AMMAN/JORDAN. 2007, Finalist, DFA - Design for Asia Award, KOWLOON TONG/HONG KONG. 2006, Selected, 9th International Biennial of the Poster (BICM), MEXICO CITY/MEXICO. 2006, Selected, Trnava Poster Triennial (TPT), TRNAVA/SLOVAKIA. 2006, Gold Award, International Competition Nagoya Design DO!, NAGOYA/JAPAN. 2005, Spotlight Selection, D&AD Talentpool, LONDON/UK. 2005, 1st Prize Winner, The 10th Year of Triennial EKOPLAGÁT ´05, ZILINA/SLOVAKIA. 2005, Finalist, DFA - Design for Asia Award, KOWLOON TONG/HONG KONG.Read More