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ABOUT

Raul Israel Meza Lorca

Architect who studied at Universidad Austral de Chile (Valdivia, Chile), who co-founded Compañía Tipogáfica de Chile). Now located in Santiago (Chile), he created the angular typeface Tejuela (2015; published in 2019 first at TipoType and eventually at Underground), which was influenced by the shapes of old churches of Chiloe, in southern Chile. In 2020, it became LC Tejuela at Compañia Tipogáfica de Chile.

In 2017, he published the monolinear rounded condensed display typeface Forjada at Latinotype, which was inspired by wrought iron window and door grills on facades of historic buildings.

In 2018, he designed the neo-humanist typeface Costanera at W Foundry.

Typefaces from 2019: LC Gianluca (a flared or glyphic typeface; at Compañia Tipogáfica de Chile), Centenario (free: a sans typeface based on the street signs of Chiloe, in southern Chile).

Typefaces from 2020: LC Marichiweu (a German expressionist typefaces inspired by Rudolf Koch's calligraphy).

Typefaces from 2021: LC Timaukel (a serif family in the Dutch tradition).

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INTERNAL LINKS
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