Speaker Aya Krisht

Aya Krisht is a designer, printmaker, and researcher based in metro Detroit, with roots in the Galilee.

She earned her Master’s degree in 2025 in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading, where her research focused on the importance of Arabic letterpress and Monotype Arabic typecasting towards its revival. Her practice is concerned with print and typographic praxis and tradition, particularly in the face of imperial hegemonies and erasure, with a focus on book arts, letterpress, and Arabic movable type.

She is co-founder of Maamoul Press, an award-winning independent publishing project.