Eugene obtained a degree in philology and graduated from the British Higher School of Art and Design’s Type and Typography programme. He pursued further education at the Plantin Institute of Typography in Antwerp. In 2013, he founded Schrift Publishers, a publishing house with an extensive editorial programme and an online periodical called Type Journal. In 2024, together with partners from Schrift Publishers, Eugene launched a type design studio, the Schrift Foundry.