Letrastica Festival 2

Second edition of Letrastica the Type, Calligraphy and Lettering Festival.

April 23-30, 2017.
MIND Building and Impronta Casa Editora.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

The festival opens its doors to the world.

The second edition of Letrastica was a point of growth and projection. Two international exhibitions were presented, including a sample of mid-twentieth century lettering being presented by the Letterform Archive in San Francisco, California. Along with two American guests, the national speakers had a significant international background. Critique session of type projects and urban interventions were included for the first time. There was also an excellent live session with the best Mexican calligraphers as well as demonstration of Japanese calligraphy.

Speakers

Carl Rohrs (California, USA), Rob Saunders (California, USA), Quique Ollervides (Mexico City), Cristóbal Henestrosa (Mexico City), Said Dokins (Mexico City), Miguel Reyes (Puebla, Mexico), Jonathan Cuervo (Mexico City), Sindy Ethel (New York, USA) and Jassiel Rivera (Puebla, Mexico).

Numbers

+300 national and international attendees, 4 days of the festival, 9 conferences, 8 workshops, 3 free workshops, 3 public critics, 5 capsules with special guests, 3 performances, 1 collective exhibition with more than 40 exponents from around the world, 1 special international exhibition and 2 urban interventions. With the support of Type@Cooper in New York, the Letterform Archive and Delve Fonts in San Francisco, California, as well as the Universidad of Guadalajara. Held at the MIND Centro de Innovación and Diseño and Impronta Casa Editora in Guadalajara.