Tatiana Gómez is a graphic designer, researcher, and Associate Professor of Communication Design at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. A founding partner of Buena Gráfica Social Studio, her multidisciplinary practice, research, and teaching examine design as a dynamic platform for multilingual and multicultural communication at multiple scales.
José R. Menéndez is a graphic designer, educator, and Assistant Professor in Graphic Design and Architecture at Northeastern University, with a background in marine science communication and landscape architecture.
Jess Álamo is a type designer, branding specialist, educator, and typography enthusiast.
Her professional experience in type design includes custom projects for Carlos V. She is the creator of Andreína Script, a typeface designed for Letra Muerta Inc., based in New York. She also co-created Santa Clara Script and Mundet Sans for Coca-Cola Mexico, and is the designer of the retail typeface families Piccola and Ábaca.
Cristian Vargas is a Creative Director and type designer based in New York City. He is the founder of Typozon, a brand identity studio and type foundry working across brand creation and original type design. His practice explores the tension between structure and expression, where typography functions as both system and voice.
Sahar Afshar is an independent type designer and researcher based in London. She holds a PhD in Printing History from Birmingham City University and is part of the advisory boards of the Centre for Printing History and Culture in Birmingham and the Type Directors Club in New York.
Viviana Monsalve is a Colombian graphic designer who graduated from the National University of Colombia, with postgraduate studies in Digital and Typographic Design at the University of Buenos Aires. After working in design studios in Colombia and Argentina, being part of communication teams in public and private companies, and teaching undergraduate typography courses, Monsalve now works as an independent graphic and type designer.
James Plattner is a type designer/letterer based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Collaborating with clients large and small, he utilizes the power of bespoke typography to distinguish brands from the competition.
James is the founder of Plattner Type, a foundry focused on expressive letterforms that sing instead of talking, and publishes in-progress type through Future Fonts.
Loche (Alejandro Lo Celso) was an art director for magazines and newspapers in Buenos Aires before graduating with honors from the MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading, United Kingdom, and later from ANRT, the Atelier National de Recherche Typographique in Nancy, France. In 2001, Loche founded PampaType, the first Argentine type foundry and one of the pioneers in the region.
