Dejan Mraović

Biography

Professor Mraović earned his master’s degree in graphic design from Ohio University in Athens, OH. Prior to that, he graduated from the College of Visual and Applied Arts and the (high) School of Design, both in Belgrade, Serbia.

He is the Visual Arts Program Director and the Coordinator of the Graphic Design Program at Campbell University. Previously, he worked as the Coordinator of the Graphic Design Program at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, TX.

Some of his clients include Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC; Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX; Rotary International, Lubbock, TX; Wichita Falls Art Association, Wichita Falls, TX; United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK; Red Dirt International Film Festival, Stillwater, OK; Belgrade Bakery Industry, Belgrade, Serbia.

So far, he had 6 solo and 77 group exhibitions. Notable exhibitions: 50+ Years of Works by OHIO Graphic Design Alumni, Athens, OH; Ampersand International Logo Exhibition, Budapest; Bucharest Graphic Days, Bucharest; Creative Bridge, Novosibirsk; Detroit Month of Design, Detroit; Intercontinental Biennial, Bogotá; Peru Biennial, Lima; Korea Institute of Cultural Product and Design International Invitational Exhibition, Seoul; Posters Stellars Intercontinental Poster Exhibition, NJ; The 50 Years of the Graphic Communications in Serbia 1960 – 2010, Belgrade; Theatrical Posters International Festival, Yerevan…

Notable books: Graphis Photography Awards 2025, New York City; Graphis Design Awards 2026, New York City; Mastering Type, the 2^nd edition, London (the essential guide to typography for print and digital design); Significity, Belgrade, (the antology of the best Serbian and Yugoslav logos made between 1960 and 2010); The World After, Los Angeles (180 best posters in the world on a subject of COVID-19)

Notable graphic design and typographic lectures: Emporia State University, Emporia, KS; Furman University, Greenville, SC; Ohio University, Athens, OH; Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK; Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN; Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, AR; Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK.

Visit Dejan’s online portfolio.