Yeşim Demir, (1968/İstanbul) has graduated from Graphic Design Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, İstanbul. Served as art director and creative director at Young and Rubicam Advertising House and RPM Radar/CDP Europe in İstanbul between 1992-2003. She is a lecturer at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University’s Graphic Design Department since 2003, as well as teaching in Kadir Has and Bilgi Universities. She has won many awards in national competitions, joined exhibitions New York, Buenos Aires, İstanbul, Duisburg, Seoul (Posters from Turkey). She has given many lectures in Turkey and abroad, invited as a jury member in national and international contests and seminars (AWDA, EBGE, Emzin Seminars, Yahşibey Workhops, Grafist 14 etc.). Demir run the task as the Chairman of The Turkish Society of Graphic Designers between 2005-2012. During this period she served as court expert. She was elected as vice president at ICOGRADA board of directors (2011-2013) in Taipei 2011. She’s currently running her independent design studio Demir Tasarım as the founder ( est. İn 2003) mostly focused on corporate identity and book design.