Nermin is a brand alchemist— a Co-founder of Field of Practice, a design director, and whole-hearted champion for form, function and care. Born in Syria, raised in Saudi, and bilingual in English and Arabic, she translates thoughtful strategies into holistic, gorgeously realized design systems…and she can do it in two languages. She’s reinvigorated hyper-local to global brands and led boundary-breaking campaigns for Karam Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Type Directors Club, Onward and StockX. Her work has been recognized by the STA 100, Typewolf, Brand New, Communication Arts, and Fast Company Innovation by Design. She holds a BSc in Visual Communications from the American University of Sharjah (UAE), and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Media and Design from OCAD University. She lives in Chicago.