Reza Bakhtiarifard graduated in Graphic Design and has been working professionally in the field of typography for about 15 years.

So far, he has designed more than 20 fonts (individually or in collaboration with other designers). Custom fonts for reputable brands such as MyBaby, Irancell, Alibaba, Hamkaran System (System Group), Ayadeh Bank, Inverse School and Tehran Book Garden, as well as public fonts that became very popular, such as Ravi, Doran, Ray, Nian, and Abar.

Logotypes of many reputable Iranian brands have been designed by Reza (individually or in collaboration with other designers), such as My Lady, Sina Insurance, mci (Hamrahe Aval), Technolife, Delveseh, Latifeh, Multicafe, Sirang, Mofid Securities, Pooya Protein, Cinere, Avang, MehrGiah, and FlyToday.

Reza has been working with Inverse School for more than 5 years. He has had about 25 lectures and held short-term workshops at Art University, Iranian Artists House, Tehran Type Week, UX Shiraz, Soureh University, Fine Arts Conservatory, Isfahan Artists House, Shiraz University, and Inverse School. He has also held 7 long-term specialized courses.

He has won more than 10 awards in various festivals such as "Granshan", "TDC", "Silver Cypress" and "Silk Road" for Typeface design.

He has had more than 15 experiences of conversation as a guest in magazines, podcasts, Instagram Lives, and various websites, including with Alibaba, Vije School, Khatt Foundation, Iran Ads,  Cozy Corner, and UX Writing Podcast. Reza has participated in jury panels for the Tehran Type Week, Mashhad city font design contest and SyFY event of Lahore University of Technology and Engineering. His works have been published in more than 10 group exhibitions and more than 20 books or magazines.

Type Design Projects

• MyBaby; for Zarrin Roya Co., designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Mahdi Ershadi, design director: Mitra Shahsavand, 2023
• Abar; 2023
• Irancell; for MTN Irancell Telecommunication Company, Designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard, Font weights were co-designed with Omid Emamian and Mahdi Ershadi, 2023
• Alibaba; for Alibaba Travels Company, designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Mahdi Ershadi, 2021
• SG Fanoos; for System Group Software co., designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Mahdi Ershadi, 2022
• Inverse; for Inverse School, designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Mahdi Ershadi, 2023
• Ayandeh; for Ayandeh Bank, designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Mahdi Ershadi, 2020
• Book Garden; for Tehran Municipality, 2014
• InshapeBody; for InshapeBody, designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Mahdi Ershadi, 2024
• Leila; 2014
• Paykan; 2022
• Doran; designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Fereshte Iranshahi, 2022
• Bonyade Koodak; for Bonyade Koodak (Child Foundation), designed by Mahdi Ershadi and Reza Bakhtiarifard, 2021
• Vazeh Quranic typefaces; for Ofogh-e Rooydaad Group, designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Omid Emamian, 2017-2020
• Ravi; 2013
• Ray; designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Omid Emamian, 2019
• Novin Web; Redesigning of Novin typeface for screen; for Eghtesad-e Novin Bank, 2013
• Dabestan; for MaryamSoft, designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Omid Emamian, 2018
• Nian; Designed by Afsane Salek and Reza Bakhtiarifard, 2018
• Yekan Bakh; designed by Reza Bakhtiarifard and Mahan Jafarzadeh, 2024

Award Winning Works

• First place in Silver Cypress; IGDS
• Great prize, professional category; Silk Road Spirit-The WEST International Design Biennial
• 3rd Prize in Granshan Typeface Competition; Armenia
• Special mention in Granshan Typeface Competition
• Special mention in Silver Cypress; IGDS
• Three Certificates of Typographic Excellence from TDC; Type Directors Club