Muhammad Nafisur Rahman holds M.Des. in Graphic Design from University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC in 2014 and B.Arch from BRAC University, Bangladesh in 2007. He is currently pursuing Doctoral studies in Architecture, at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA — as an active design research scholar at Center for the Urban Environments. He completed 'Typography and Design' summer certificate workshop at the prestigious Basel School of Design, FHNW, Switzerland in 2013. His research interests are design pedagogy, visual identity and culture, dimensional typography in urban context, cross-disciplinary practices and environmental dimensional graphic design. His current research work focuses on large letterforms as urban artifacts. Prior to this ongoing research work, he worked as Branded Environments Designer-II at Perkins+Will and Designer at HDR Architecture, both in Chicago. He joined BRAC University as Lecturer-II in August 2007 and is currently on his study leave, since 2012. As a practicing architect, educator and photographer, Rahman has an ability to integrate his background in architecture with graphic design as an intuitive fusion and his strong skills in composition and typographic manifestations were acknowledged in Bangladesh and abroad — both in practice and academia. His works consist of various interior and space design projects, promotion materials, brand designs, experimental typography, identity and wayfinding, book publications and poster design etc. Rahman has also developed his own passion and character in spatial photography, visual abstraction — his works have been showcased in different exhibitions and has won several awards. During more than 5 years appointment period at BRAC University, Rahman primarily was involved in teaching architectural design studios at different levels. At UIC School of Design, he co-created and taught 'Design Photography' and ‘Color Theory’ courses. As a graduate student he designed the school's new brochure in collaboration, contributed as the visual designer for the new branding identity for the school of design. He also worked as a visual researcher in the finalist team of UIC’s Obama Presidential Library and Museum design proposal in Chicago. He was involved in conducting month-long design workshop at the University of Evora, Portugal, under European Union Mobility Research Scholarship in 2011.