Letrástica 5

Elliot Tupac is an artist from Lima – Peru; his versatility in silkscreen printing, calligraphy, lettering and urban art from Lima, Peru. Without formal education in arts or design, Elliot was raised by the family tradition of Huancaino artisans, thus becoming a true promoter and creator of popular art. His spontaneous calligraphy and colorful prints are easily recognizable in any of his large murals or chicha posters.

Elliot Tupac's work and career have re-signified the craft of drawing vernacular and popular letters from Peru and South America.

Ellen Lupton is a designer, writer, and educator. The all-new edition of her bestselling book Thinking with Type launched in March 2024. Other books include Design Is Storytelling, Graphic Design Thinking, Health Design Thinking, and Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers. 

Cyrus Highsmith is a letter drawer, teacher, author, and graphic artist. He teaches type design at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He wrote and illustrated the acclaimed primer Inside Paragraphs: Typographic Fundamentals. In 2015, he received the Gerrit Noordzij Prize for extraordinary contributions to the fields of type design, typography, and type education. In 2017, he and his type foundry, Occupant Fonts, joined Morisawa.

Beatriz is a designer, typographer, and educator exploring how technology can push typography to exist at the intersection of the physical and digital world. She teaches interaction design at Parsons and was formerly a design director at Sunday Afternoon.

Antonio is originally from Huauchinango, Puebla, and currently resides in Querétaro, Mexico. As a graphic designer, his main interest focused on corporate identity, and he traveled to Barcelona to pursue postgraduate studies in that field. 

Alicia Márquez is a letter and text artist who uses typography, lettering, and calligraphy as tools to constantly search for expression.

Graduated as a graphic design from the University of Buenos Aires–where she also taught typography–she worked as an art director in different advertising agencies and in-house design departments in Buenos Aires, Miami, and Chicago.

Alexis is an art director specializing in branding. On the other hand, 'Q.rear' (Q.) is a former purist designer obsessed with letters and their anthropological context.

As an art director in advertising by day and a creative director in fashion by night, he has gained extensive experience in a wide range of projects. His work spans from collaborations with international brands on advertising campaigns and rebranding to designs for artists in the U.S., England, and Russia, as well as the development of collections for various clothing brands in Mexico and the U.S.