Luan Tashi

MA

Professional Experience and Qualifications

Professor / Lecturer, AAB College / 2021 – Present

• Teaching at Faculty of Mass Communication / Media Production

Graphic Designer / Desktop Publisher, Koha Ditore Newspaper / Koha Group / 2009 – 2019

• Preparation of the daily newspaper Koha Ditore and the weekly magazine E Diela
• Design of books, covers, and various marketing materials

Graphic Designer / Owner, Ti-Sign / 2011 – 2016

• Design and printing of T-shirts and marketing materials
• Business owner, designer, and supervisor

Graphic Designer, Zero Positive / 2008

• Design of marketing materials
• Branding and rebranding

Graphic Designer, B2 Agency / 2007

• -Design of marketing materials

Graphic Designer, United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Information Office / 2000 – 2008

• Design of media materials: magazines, brochures, posters, billboards, etc.
• Management of various public information campaigns

Graphic Designer – Owner, Rrota, Marketing Agency / 2000 – 2003

• Design of marketing materials
• Preparation and design of comic books

Graphic Designer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Information Office / 1999 – 2000

• Design of media materials: magazines, brochures, posters, billboards, etc.

 

EDUCATION

Master of Arts / Graphic Design / 2019 – 2020

• University of Prishtina / Faculty of Fine Arts, Prishtina

Graphic Design – Applied Arts with Distinction

• Advertising Graphics, Typography with Calligraphy, Photography

Bachelor of Arts / Graphic Design / 1986 – 1990

• University of Prishtina / Faculty of Fine Arts, Prishtina

Graphic Design

• Advertising Graphics,
• Book Preparation,
• Typography with Calligraphy,
• Photography,
• Drawing,
• Painting,
• Sculpture,
• Art Teaching Methodology,
• Aesthetics,
• Art History

 

Titular Professor

• Strategic Design, for the postgraduate MA program at the Faculty of Arts, Graphic Design and Multimedia track, AAB College, Prishtina
• Brand Design, for the bachelor’s program at the Faculty of Arts, Graphic Design and Visual Arts, AAB College, Prishtina
• Corporate Identity, for the bachelor’s program at the Faculty of Arts, Professional Graphic Design track, AAB College, Prishtina

 

AREAS OF RESEARCH / INTEREST:

• Graphic Design, Applied Arts, Art History, History of Albanians in World Art, History of the Albanian People, Media and Communication, Marketing, Music, etc.

 

LANGUAGES:

• Fluent in Albanian, English, and Serbian; understands Turkish.

 

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Awarded medals by the “Association for the Return of Albanians Displaced from Their Homeland, Prishtina” and the “Institute of Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Albanians, Skopje” for the design of the Memorial Center Monument “Bllacë 1999” – 2022.

• Klan Kosova Article – https://klankosova.tv/perurohet-ne-bllace-muri-i-kujtimit-video/
• YouTube Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NgT9zygj2U
• Facebook Post – https://ms-my.facebook.com/Radiofontana.org/posts/3904467413007238
• Mural Article – https://kercova.net/nene-e-bije-ne-muralin-e-bllaces-foto/
• Kallxo Report – https://kallxo.com/kulture/muri-i-kujtimit-mozaiku-qe-perjetesoi-fotografine-e-cila-tronditi-boten/
• LinkedIn Gallery – https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-ma-luan-tashi-6a909630/recent-activity/images/

Certificate “The World in Florence” from the Italian organization “Life Beyond Tourism – Travel to Dialogue Movement” for the creation of the project on the “Ancient City of Ulpiana, Artana Castle / Novo Bërdo, etc.” – 2021.

• AAB Article
• YouTube Presentation – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEG1B6FnQjc
• LinkedIn Photos – https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-ma-luan-tashi-6a909630/recent-activity/images/

He is the laureate of the “Ali Hadri” Award for Historiography, from the “Union of Albanian Writers and Critics”, Prishtina – 2019.

• Award Announcement – https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prof-ma-luan-tashi-6a909630_%C3%A7mimi-ali-hadri-p%C3%ABr-historiografi-nga-activity-7031618149967966208-Cwse
• LinkedIn Images – https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-ma-luan-tashi-6a909630/recent-activity/images/

 

Books (Full Authorship):

1. “Ali Pasha Tepelena in World Art”
Botuar nga Shtëpia Botuese “Prograf”, Prishtinë – 2025

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm-k_BdnuKc
• https://www.facebook.com/Ora7Official/videos/si-u-paraqit-ali-pash%C3%AB-tepelena-n%C3%AB-artin-bot%C3%ABror%C3%AB/312868265045125/?_rdr

2. “Portraits of Scanderbeg over the Centuries”
Published by the Interministerial Commission for the Commemoration of the 550th Anniversary of Skanderbeg and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Prishtina – 2019

• https://search.worldcat.org/es/title/Portrete-te-Skenderbeut-gjate-shekujve-:-themelues-i-identitetit-kombetar-shqiptar-Portraits-of-Skanderbeg-over-the-centuries-:-founder-of-Albanian-national-identity/oclc/1143794417
• https://dukagjinibooks.com/en/books/18614
• https://albanianbookstore.com/index.php?p=liber&l=2597
• https://gjirafamall.com/portrete-te-skenderbeut-gjate-shekujve-luan-tashi-1
• https://openlibrary.org/works/OL32262216W/Portrete_t%C3%AB_Skenderbeut_gjat%C3%AB_shekujve
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2-TbXHDVWs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEPG0yKXun4&t=77s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljokBtow0xk

The Book “Portraits of Scanderbeg over the Centuries” is part of the catalog WORLD-CAT: (WorldCat.org is a global nonprofit library organization that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs so that libraries can promote scientific research and innovation.)

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma

• https://bve.opac.almavivaitalia.it/opac2/BVE/CR/result

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

• https://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/discovery/search?tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=MyInstitution&vid=49BVB_BSB:VU1&offset=0&query=any,contains,9789951545174

Columbia University in the City of New York

• https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog?search_field=all_fields&q=on1143794417

Princeton University Library

• https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog?q=oclc_s%3A1143794417

Library of Congress – Washington

• https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=STNO&searchType=1&recCount=25&searchArg=9789951545174

3. “100 Logos o Kosovo”,
Published by the publishing house “Botimet KOHA,” Prishtina – 2017

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD5bZY01cu8
• https://dukagjinibooks.com/en/books/18613
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEp-PQuVTGU&t=11s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqDIGQdxZI

 

EDITOR OF BOOKS:

1. “The Encyclopedic Musical Dictionary of the Albanian Language”
By Bajar Berisha
Published by the publishing house “Botimet KOHA”, Prishtina – 2014

• Wikipedia Article – https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjalor_enciklopedik_muzikor
• Albanian Bookstore – https://albanianbookstore.com/index.php?p=liber&l=4692

2. “Photography in Kosovo 1900–1950”
By Shkuri Kaçaniku
Published by the publishing house “Botimet KOHA”, Prishtina – 2012

• Dukagjini Books – https://dukagjinibooks.com/en/books/22081
• YouTube Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K756NVyp_ts&t=29s&pp=ygUKTHVhbiBUYXNoaQ%3D%3D

 

EXHIBITIONS

Virtual Exhibition 360°

• https://lapsi360.com/PortreteTeSkenderbeut/

“Portraits of Scanderbeg over the Centuries”
National Gallery of Kosovo, Prishtina – 2020

• Kallxo.com – https://kallxo.com/lajm/portretet-e-skenderbeut-pergjate-shekujve-ekspozohen-ne-prishtine/
• Zemra Shqiptare – https://www.zemrashqiptare.net/news/59565/rp-0/act-print/rf-1/printo.html
• Drini.us – https://www.drini.us/ne-prishtine-ekspozite-kushtuar-gjergj-kastriotit-skenderbeu/
• Prishtina Insight – https://prishtinainsight.com/skanderbeg-portraits-over-the-centuries-exhibited-in-prishtina/
• YouTube Video 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzvbEmFWevE&t=320s
• YouTube Video 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS4v3Ot6o8Y
• YouTube Video 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXNbTd6tfbw&t=19s
• YouTube Video 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zRV8i_-HIw&t=345s

“Portraits of Scanderbeg over the Centuries”
Cultural Center “Malësia”, Tuz, Montenegro – 2022

• Malesia.org – https://malesia.org/2022/04/11/ekspozite-portrete-te-skenderbeut-gjate-shekujve-ne-tuz/
• Komuna Tuz Facebook – https://hi-in.facebook.com/KomunaTuzOpstinaTuzi/posts/1336407353526348

“Portraits of Scanderbeg over the Centuries”
Cultural Center, Ulcinj, Montenegro – 2022

• Ulqini Online – https://ulqini-online.com/sajti/?p=31068
• Ul-Info – https://ul-info.com/qendra-per-kulture-ekspozite-portrete-te-skenderbeut/
• YouTube Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U13ObtwIQyk

“Portraits of Scanderbeg over the Centuries”
University “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Shkodra, Albania – 2023

• Star Plus TV – https://www.starplus-tv.com/shkoder-ekspozita-me-imazhet-cilesore-te-skenderbeut/
• YouTube Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPcbyTFlSpw

THE AUTHOR of the MUSIC:

Albumi CD: The Hithat – 2004

• https://www.discogs.com/release/24400556-The-Hithat-The-Hithat

Albumi DVD: The Hithat Unplugged – 2006

• https://dukagjinibooks.com/books/1736130

Albumi CD: Hithat Blues Trio – Family Tribute – 2014

• https://www.discogs.com/release/24381170-Hithat-Blues-Trio-Family-Tribute

“LIVE @ Rockuzine”
Luan & Lum Tashi – 2022

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUwEB5aD09M&t=11s

“LIVE @ Rockuzine”
Grupi Hithat Blues Trio – 2020

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDh1LLCXod8&t=5502s

“LIVE @ Hamam Jazz Bar”
Grupi Hithat Blues Trio – 2017

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNm5Y2YIuc&t=574s

“Promovimi i albumit Family Tribute”
Grupi Hithat Blues Trio – 2014

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpsEoWtDc38&t=2s
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Lk-ReUS4Y
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1hIW8CcX2Q&t=420s

“Koncert në Teatrin ODA”
Grupi Hithat Blues Trio – 2014

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpsEoWtDc38&t=2s

“Dokumentar (The Beginning)”
Grupi Hithat Blues Trio – 2011

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDh1LLCXod8&t=5502s

“Video – Në zemër përjetë”
Grupi Hithat – 2011

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OTNtebzZz0

“Video – Mori loçka jem”
Grupi Hithat – 2002

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTCtTPfYMxE