Mark Jamra is born and raised in the United States. Graduate studies were at The Basel School of Design in Switzerland. He is a graphic designer, type designer and Assistant Professor at Maine College of Art. Mark Jamra was type designer/consultant for Hewlett-Packard Research Laboratories in Bristol, England and URW Software Type GmbH in Hamburg, Germany where he lived from 1984–1995. His typefaces include Brynmorgen Greek, Kinesis, Expo Sans, Quelle Bold, and .
ITC Jamille and Latienne are included in the Linotype Library.
ITC Jamille is a registered trademark of International Typeface Corporation.