Originally from Istanbul, Melisa is a Graphic Designer based in New York. Melisa studied at Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, where she received a BFA in Communication Design in 2013. In 2016 she graduated from The School of Visual Arts with an MFA in Design and started working for Pentagram shortly after.

She designs brand identities that are founded in thorough research and strategic thinking while taking the personality and condition of a project into consideration.

Her clients include SEGD, Inolex, Achieve, The Museum of the City of New York.

She is currently a Lead Senior Designer at Pentagram for partner Michael Gericke.

Interested in working together? Get in touch.



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