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Maurizio Masi standing in his studio.

Maurizio Masi

Assistant Professor, Design

610-758-3647
mame22@lehigh.edu
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Education:

MA, Nottingham Trent University

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Focus Areas

Additional Interests

  • Design pathways for non-traditional learners

Biography

Educator, Designer, and Maker.

Maurizio is passionate about typography, teaching, and youth outreach. Formerly a designer at Hoefler&Co., he has over twenty-five years of experience working in publishing, corporate branding, in-house marketing, and design firms in New York and abroad. Maurizio is dedicated to helping companies craft engaging brands, products, and creative solutions through strategic design.

Growing up in the diverse borough of Queens, New York, Maurizio’s parents emigrated from Italy and Venezuela. He was the first in his family to attend university and has taught at institutions such as Kean University and the City University of New York, the largest urban university system in the United States, working with students from all walks of life.

A self-described reflective practitioner, Maurizio continuously evaluates and challenges his conceptual and contextual processes.

Research & Creative Work

  • Poster from the out-of-home marketing campaign for the 10th Annual Jersey City Jazz Festival, sponsored by Riverview Jazz, a Jersey City-based nonprofit that produces free, community events.
    Poster from the out-of-home marketing campaign for the 10th Annual Jersey City Jazz Festival, sponsored by Riverview Jazz, a Jersey City-based nonprofit that produces free, community events.

    Jersey City Jazz Festival

    Poster from the out-of-home marketing campaign for the 10th Annual Jersey City Jazz Festival, sponsored by Riverview Jazz, a Jersey City-based nonprofit that produces free, community events.

    Jersey City Jazz Festival
    Detail of an interactive collection of product labels designed to showcase the extensive typeface library from the renowned foundry, Hoefler&Co.
    Detail of an interactive collection of product labels designed to showcase the extensive typeface library from the renowned foundry, Hoefler&Co.

    Discover Typography

    Discover Typography
    Redesign of an independent, groundbreaking music and culture publication that featured emerging and inclusive artists.
    Redesign of an independent, groundbreaking music and culture publication that featured emerging and inclusive artists.

    Beyond Race Magazine

    Redesign of an independent, groundbreaking music and culture publication that featured emerging and inclusive artists.

    Beyond Race Magazine
    Supplemental brown-bag lunchtime lecture series that included weekly lectures and over 30 meticulously designed posters displayed across campus, developed to support non-traditional learners.
    Supplemental brown-bag lunchtime lecture series that included weekly lectures and over 30 meticulously designed posters displayed across campus, developed to support non-traditional learners.

    EXTRA Lecture Series

    Supplemental brown-bag lunchtime lecture series that included weekly lectures and over 30 meticulously designed posters displayed across campus, developed to support non-traditional learners.

    EXTRA Lecture Series
    Redesign and evolution of a brand that has existed for over 80 years. The chevron symbolizes a shield, emblematic of the health care and protection provided to all constituents.
    Redesign and evolution of a brand that has existed for over 80 years. The chevron symbolizes a shield, emblematic of the health care and protection provided to all constituents.

    EmblemHealth

    Redesign and evolution of a brand that has existed for over 80 years. The chevron symbolizes a shield, emblematic of the health care and protection provided to all constituents.

    EmblemHealth