Bio

Arem is is an Emmy award recipient and an AIGA Medalist, currently with Apple in California. Previously he served as Design Director of The New York Times Magazine where he led a department that was named 'Design Team of The Year' by The Art Directors Club (ADC) for 3 consecutive years. During his tenure the magazine received numerous Gold and Silver medals including 'Magazine of the Year' from The Society of Publication Designers (SPD) and an Emmy for the short film series — 'Touch of Evil’. For his redesign of GQ Magazine he partnered with typographers Jonathan Hoefler and Tobaias Frere Jones to create and develop a versatile sans serif typeface. Entitled GQ Gotham (later shortened to Gotham) it soon became one of the most recognizable modern typefaces of a generation, being used in President Obama’s campaigns as well as advertisements for Coca-Cola and SNL to name a few. Duplessis has been recognized by D&AD, The Art Directors Club, The Society of Publication Designers (SPD), The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), The Type Directors Club (TDC), The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), American Photography, American Illustration, Photo District News (PDN), Graphis, Print Magazine, The International Review of African American Art, Creative Review, Communication Arts Magazine among others. In 2022 he was awarded Pratt Institutes highest alumni honor by being named a Pratt ‘Legend’. Duplessis has served as a visiting professor within Pratt Institute's Graduate Communications Design Department, The School of Visual Arts (SVA) and The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He has lectured throughout the United States and abroad including London, Copenhagen, Oslo, Madrid, Barcelona, Jakarta and Dubai. Duplessis received a B.A. from Hampton University (VA) and an M.S. from Pratt Institute (NY).