Alireza Vaziri is a design director and educator. He is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland and a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). He earned his MFA in Design from the University of California, Davis, and his BFA in Design from the University of Art, Tehran. His scholarship, teaching, and outreach are centered on applying visual storytelling and interactive media as effective mediums to raise awareness about contemporary social, political, and cultural dilemmas. Alireza has received some prestigious design awards and his work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, magazines, museums and websites around the world such as the Center for Contemporary Art, London International Creative Competition, The Sechrest Gallery of Art, Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, Graphis Magazine, Mut Zur Wut, Commarts and etc. He stands as the founder of Vaziri Studio a brand and experience design firm based in Washington, D.C.