Hrant Papazian is an Armenian native of Lebanon; his perspective on written communication was formed at the crossroads of three competing visual cultures. He now lives in Los Angeles, relishing its unique ethnic salad. A recipient of typeface design awards from Critique magazine, Granshan and Creative Review, Hrant has received commissions from Agfa, IKEA, Disney, UCLA, the Israel Postal Authority, Microsoft, TeX Users Group, Liverpool University and Samsung. He has delivered numerous conference presentations from Boston to Bangkok.