Document Type : Scientific-Research

Authors

• Ali Reza Mollaiy Tavani ¹
• Javad Nowrozi ²

¹ Associated Professor of History, Institute for Humanities and Social Studies

² MA in History of Islamic Revolution, Research Institute of Imam Khomeini and Islamic Revolution

Abstract

Historical text books are among the most important cultural media that plays important roles in historical information, identification, shaping to mentality and behaviors of citizens via representation of historical past. When these books were the modern history, the matter becomes more sensitive, prior and important. We can analyze Historical text books in Iranian’s high school from various approaches. The cover Design of Historical text books in Iranian’s high school are as shop- window, where the first contact with them is made. The main problem of this article is analyzing the cover design of historical text books in Iranian’s high school 1980- 2016 from many aspects such as aesthetics, psychology of colors, and composition of pictures, and designers of covers after Islamic revolution. The authors' attempt is to use semiotics and historical analysis. This article concludes the cover design of historical text books in Iranian’s high school 1980- 2016, is influenced by political and ideological sphere.

Keywords

• Iranian’s modern history
• Historical text books
• Covers Design
• Pictures and Semiotics