Cem Eskinazi

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Cem Eskinazi is a Turkish graphic designer, type designer and educator whose work spans publications, typefaces, exhibitions and systems. Since 2022, he has run his independent studio practice, following his role as a full-time in-house type designer at Occupant Fonts and Morisawa, where he worked with Cyrus Highsmith.

His projects have been recognized by institutions such as the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Society of Typographic Arts and the Type Directors Club, where he has also served as a jury member. Cem teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design and ELISAVA School of Design and Engineering in Barcelona, Spain.

He holds a BS in Marketing Communications and Photography from Emerson College and an MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design.