Alley Times

Ally Times is an on-line mag in Uruguay. At Dafont, we van download her hand-drawn typefaces May Handwrite (2012). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Andrea Grossy

Uruguayan winner of an award at Tipos Latinos 2008 for her experimental typeface called H Continua (codesigned with Maria Laura Fernandez, Andrea Montedonico, Ruth Slomovitz). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Andrea Montedonico

Uruguayan winner of an award at Tipos Latinos 2008 for her experimental typeface called H Continua (codesigned with Andrea Grossy, Maria Laura Fernandez, Ruth Slomovitz). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Diego Cataldo

Uruguayan type designer. Award winner at Tipos Latinos 2010 for his typeface Uruguay 1976 (with Sergio Rodríguez). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Eduardo Bacigalupo

Uruguayan type designer (born in 1952 in Montevideo), one of the pioneers of Brazilian type, dabbling mainly in corporate type in Brazil, such as for Vasp (1985), Cia. Hering, Bardahl and Continental 2001. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Edward Johnston

Born in Uruguay in 1872, he died in the UK in 1944. A medical doctor, he taught all his life at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London and at the Royal College of Art in London. From 1910-1930, he designed fonts for the Cranach-Presse in Weimar, which was owned by Count Harry Kessler. In 1916, he makes a typeface for the London Underground (helped by Eric Gill). Johnston's London Transport type is reworked by Colin Banks to produce New Johnston (1979). His fonts show a strong influence by Eric Gill: Hamlet-Type (1912-27, designed for a Shakespeare edition, Cranach Press, 1929), Imprint-Antiqua (with Gerard Meynell and J. H. Mason, 1913; +Imprint Shadow; digital forms exist at Monotype [Imprint MT] and Bitstream [Dutch 766]), Johnston Sans Serif (1916).

A version of the London Underground typeface (1997) was digitized by P22 foundry. In 2007, P22 extended that typeface to a 21-style multilingual collection called P22 Underground Pro. At ITC, Dave Farey and Richard Dawson recreated a Johnston sans serif family with 3 weights, aptly called ITC Johnston. Nick Curtis created Underground NF in 1999. Many other designers aped Johnston's Underground as well. Hamlet, the almost-blackletter script, was revived by Manfred Klein and Petra Heidorn as HamletOrNot.

Edward Johnston is a book published by Priscilla Johnston (London, 1959). Author of Writing&illuminating,&lettering (1917, J. Hogg, London; original done in 1906).

Scans of some lettering by him: illuminations (1917), modernized half uncial (1906). Digital fonts based on alphabets from the 1906 book include Edward's Uncial 1904 (2011, David Kettlewell).

Links: Linotype, FontShop, Klingspor link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Fábrica de tipos
[Vicente Lamónaca]

Uruguayan foundry, est. 2011, which also acts as an open forum and blog, on which active participation is welcomed. Their first fonts (which used to be at TipoType) are both by Vicente Lamónaca. They are

• Chau FT. This family contains Chau Philomène (2010), Chau Trouville (2010), Chau Marbella (2010) and Chau La Madeleine (2010).
• Económica FT (2007).
• Muzarela (2011. 50 styles of this squarish family). Images: Semi Expanded Bold, Thin.

Fermin Guerrero

Born in Carmelo, Colonia, Uruguay in 1983, and presently based in Geneva, Switzerland, where he studies Visual Communication at the Haute Ecole d'Art et de Design, this graphic designer created the counterless geometric face Circ (2011), and the triangulated experimental face VIGA (2011). Fermin has a Bachelors degree in Industrial Design (2009). At his foundry, also called Fermin Guerrero, one can buy VIGA and MANIFESTA (2012, a De Stijl typeface).

Behance link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Fernanda Nuñez

This Montevideo-based type designer created the large x-height sans family Nuñez and the playful Churritos (2007). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Fonts for Hope

Commercial foundry in Montevideo (Uruguay) where one can buy fonts by Vicente Lamónaca, César Puertas, Martín Sommaruga and Fernando Díaz, with at least 25% of the proceeds going to help South American people in need. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Gustavo Wojciechowski

Uruguayan designer, aka Maca, of Yaugurú (2007, so condensed that the letters simulate barcodes). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Juan A. Odriozola

Uruguayan designer in Montevideo (b. San José del Mayo, 1978) of Flopi (2007, an organic sans), Sansme (2011, monoline sans), and Potato Type (2011). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Leandro

Uruguayan creator of the comic book face Manga Espanol (2010). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Maquii Saravia

Uruguayan designer of Randall (2007, octagonal family made in memory of the guitarist Dimebag Darrell). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Maria Laura Fernandez

Uruguayan winner of an award at Tipos Latinos 2008 for her experimental typeface called H Continua (codesigned with Andrea Grossy, Andrea Montedonico, Ruth Slomovitz). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Martín Abud

Montevideo-based designer of the organic typeface Escrin. See also here. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Martín Sommaruga

Uruguayan type designer. Award winner at Tipos Latinos 2010 for his humanist sans family face MVD Rambla. In 2011, he published the Rambla family at TipoType (+Rambla Alt Libro)---see also at MyFonts.

At Tipos Latinos 2012, Martín Sommaruga won an award in the display type category for Rufina Regular. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Montevideo JTG

At the Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo (Uruguay), we found a free font, Montevideo JTG (2002), inspired by the handwriting of Uruguayan artist Joaquin Torres Garcia (2003). There was also a dingbat font, Montevideo JTG Symbol (2002). The original link died. [Google] [More]  ⦿

paldave

Uruguayan designer of Digit (2009), an LED face. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Rodolfo Fernández Alvarez

Rodolfo Fernández Alvarez (who is from Montevideo, Asunción and Málaga) developed EzquerraCursiva (2010), a brush and signage face, based on the work of anarchist painter and letterer Francisco Ezquerra, who was active in Uruguay from ca. 1950 until ca. 1970, after fleeing Spain before World war II. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Ruth Slomovitz

Uruguayan winner of an award at Tipos Latinos 2008 for her experimental typeface called H Continua (codesigned with Andrea Grossy, Andrea Montedonico, Maria Laura Fernandez). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Sebastián Salazar

Uruguayan type designer. Award winner at Tipos Latinos 2010 for his text face Sedán. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Sergio Rodríguez

Uruguayan type designer. Award winner at Tipos Latinos 2010 for his typeface Uruguay 1976 (with Diego Cataldo). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Tipografía--Montevideo

Uruguayan type jump page. It has a blog, a schedule of local type events, and a group of type designers who present their creations. These include

• Fernanda Nuñez: Churritos (2007).
• Vicente Lamónaca: Económica Sans Serif (2007).
• Martín Abud: Escrin (2006, an organic sans).
• Juan A. Odriozola: Flopi (2007, an organic sans).
• José de los Santos: Mixa (2006, based on the logotype of the rock group El Silencio).
• Fernando Díaz: Quadratta Serif (2007). See also here.
• Maquii Saravia: Randall (2007, octagonal family made in memory of the guitarist Dimebag Darrell).
• Gustavo Wojciechowski, aka Maca: Yaugurú (2007), so condensed that the letters simulate barcodes.

Tipos Latinos 2010

The Fourth Bienal de la Tipografía Latinoamericana comprised a type competition, Tipos Latinos 2010. The jury consisted of Paco Calles (Mexico), José de los Santos (Uruguay), Juan Heilborn (Paraguay), Fabio López (Brazil), César Puertas (Colombia), Hugo Rivera Scott (Chile) and Marcela Romero (Argentina). The awards have in each category, if applicable, a first prize (certificado de excelencia, CdE below) as well as regular awards:

• Type families:
  • CdE: Isac Correa Rodrigues (for Monarcha), Raúl Plancarte (for Kukulkan), Cristóbal Henestrosa (for Espinosa Nova).
  • Ordinary: Johnatan Cuervo (for Corvus), Eduardo Manso (for Geogrotesque, and for Sunday Times Modern), Veronika Burian and José Scaglione (for Adelle and for Karmina Sans), Alejandro Lo Celso (for Perec), Fernando Mello and Jason Smith (for FS Jack), Ramiro Espinoza (for Lavigne Display and Lavigne Texto), Raúl Plancarte (for Sedna), Fernando Caro (for Arauto), Juan Pablo del Peral (for Kalidoscopio).
• Text faces (ordinary awards only): Ana Paula de Bragança Megda and Pablo Ugerman (for Voces), Juan Montoreano (for Kalu), Sol Matas and Juan Pablo del Peral (for Parque Chas), Carlos Zinno (for Latinité Roman), Horacio Mella (for Fedora Regular), Martín Sommaruga (for MVD Rambla), Viviana Monsalve and Gustavo J. Ibarra (for Enriqueta Book), Diana Edith Domínguez Ruiz (for Kafka Regular), Sebastián Salazar (for Sedán), Fernando de Moraes Caro (for Petra), Miguel Reyes Cabrera (for Sancho Regular), Rodrigo López Fuentes (for Amaranta Regular).
• Script / signage faces:
  • CdE: Alejandro Paul (for Brownstone), Oscar Yáñez (for Carlota).
  • Ordinary awards: Carlos Fabián Camargo Guerrero (for Modelia Black), Ramiro Espinoza (for Tomate), Darío Muhafara and Eduardo Tunni (for Lassi Display), Julio Palacio (for Todo Todo), Alejandro Paul (for Semilla, Kewl Script, Calgary Script, and for Business Penmanship), Pedrina Reis (for Boneca de Pano), Diego Negrete (for Picacho), Alejandro Valdéz Sanabria (for López), Leonidas Loyola Valenzuela (for Elolinea), Eduardo Tunni (for Changa), Mariana Pariani and Eduardo Tunni (for Club Universo), John Moore (for Victorina and for Radio Time), Marconi Gomes Lima (for Adriane Lux), Macarena Budín Acevedo (for Juanita la envidiosa), Miguel Reyes Cabrera (for Plastilina), Eli Castellanos Chávez (for Barrilito), Daniel Hernández (for Pincoya Black), Ricardo Esteves Gomes (for Force), Gabriel Martínez Meave (for Tlatoani Sans), Alejandro Lo Celso (for Margarita).
• Experimental typefaces:
  • CdE: Rodrigo Fuenzalida (for Khubo), Manuel Guerrero (for Optica).
  • Ordinary awards: Diego Sanz Salas (for Quincha), Rodrigo Valenzuela (for Maipo Regular), Rodrigo Fuenzalida (for Isosibilia), Luis Bolaños (for Chacana Regular), José Luis Coyotl Mixcoatl (for Zoomanic), César Rodríguez (for Masiva), Manuel Guerrero (for MiniBlock), Edgar Alejandro Reyes Ramírez (for Ps Pronts OS29).
• Screen / pixel faces (ordinary awards only): Roberto Robles Quiroz (for Verpix), Mauricio Vital (for Coqueta), Elí Castellanos Chávez (for Lucecita Maniac), Jorge Iván Moreno Majul (for Wixarika).
• Miscellaneous: Diego Cataldo and Sergio Rodríguez (for Uruguay 1976), Víctor García (for Garcia Toons), José Luis Coyotl Mixcoatl (for Cubomatics Icons), Rodrigo Araya Salas (for Globeface).
• Designs that use Latin-American typefaces: Several awards were given.

Tipos Latinos Uruguay

Tipos Latinos Uruguay as of 2010: Felicia de Azevedo, José de los Santos, Diego Carnales, Alejandro di Candia, Vicente Lamónaca y Gustavo Wojciechowski. [Google] [More]  ⦿

TipoType
[Fernando Díaz]

Tipotype is a foundry, est. 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay, by Fernando Díaz, b. Montevideo, 1988. Since 2007, he teaches typography at ORT University. He is a founding member of Sociedad Tipografica de Montevideo (Montevideo's Typographic Society). TipoType is an international project, collective and autonomous for distribution of typefaces by typographers.

Fonts include Quiroga Serif (2009, Fernando Díaz), Muzarela (2011, a 50-style squarish family), Chau Philomène (2010), Chau Trouville (2010), Chau Marbella (2010) and Chau La Madeleine (2010) [all Chau fonts were done by Vicente Lamónaca] and Economica (2007, Vicente Lamónaca).

Fernando Díaz created Quadratta Serif (2007, a slab serif done at Intellecta Design). See also here. This face won in the best text category at Tipos Latinos 2008. Note that Quiroga Serif began in 2007 with the name Quadratta Serif.

Other faces by Díaz include Logomotion (2012), Fénix (2009-2010, serifed face not to be confused with Fenix by Frantisek Storm), Helena (2011) and Libertad (2008-2010, sans).

Klingspor link. Fernando's own page. MyFonts link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Vicente Lamónaca

This Montevideo-based designer (b. 1967, Mexico City) created the experimental faces Quetzal and Equis Normal. He also made Chau Trouville (2010, a slab serif), Chau Philomène (2010, Google Web Fonts), Chau La Madeleine (2010, slightly elliptical), Chau Marbella and Chau La Madeleine (2010), Económica Sans Serif (2007, see also MyFonts, Google Web Fonts, and Tipotype).

Lamónaca moved to Montevideo in 1985 and has a degree in graphic design from the University ORT Uruguay. Since 2000, he teaches in the Faculty of Communication and Design at this university. Since 2005 he is also teaching Typography II. He is a partner of the design studio Taller de Comunicación. Economica is said to be the fitst digital typeface made in Uruguay. He is Director of Tipografia-Montevideo, Uruguay's first site dedicated entirely to typography. In 2011, he started his own blog, type portal and foundry, called Fábrica de tipos.

Bio. Google Plus link. Klingspor link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿