Alejandra Vindas

Graphic designer and illustrator in san Jose, Costa Rica, who created several decorative caps alphabets, such as Plants (2016) and Mushrooms (2016). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Alfredo Enciso
[Pupila Estudio]

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Ana Solera

Alajuela, Costa Rica-based designer of the colored geometric caps typeface HHola (2015), which, like most of her other work, seems to be for the children's market. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Andrea Groisman

Costa Rican graduate of the type design program at the University of Reading, class of 2017. Her graduation typeface there was Goji, a multi-script reverse-contrast typeface family created to celebrate the benefits of superfoods on websites. The family covers Latin, Greek and Kannada scripts. It includes various weights and styles, such as light, regular, bold, and an italic display. The most distinct feature of Goji is the horizontal stress.

At Type Cooper 2021, she developed Pea Pro and wrote: Pea Pro is display sans serif typeface inspired by the sports nutrition industry. Big ink traps and heavy weight features give it a strong character, ideal for large headings and branding applications. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez (San Jose, Costa Rica) created Ava (2013), a typeface that was commissioned by Hurbano. For a radio station, he made the art deco typeface Decho (2013). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Andres Pulido

Art director in San Jose, Costa Rica, who created the high-contrast didone custom typeface Radar (2014). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Ariana Gomez Valverde

Alajuela, Costa Rica-based designer of the display typeface Quanell (2018). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Arnold Hoepker

Graphic designer in Escazu or San Jose, Costa Rica, who made the free round Victorian informal text face Pavo Royal (2011), Zaguatica (2012, a free masculine sans), the free angular and very readable typeface Lorena (2011), and the free multiline typeface Telefono (2011).

In 2016, he designed the free numerals font AHB Numeros. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Bec Ralec
[Pixel Colours (or: pixelbypixel)]

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Birdesign
[Roselyn Carr]

Rose Carr (Birdesign, Costa Rica) created the brush typefaces Kind Letters, Miss Handmade Script, Paris Dreamer Script, Wonderfall Dingbats, Wonderfall Script, Ruby Dreams, Pink Berries, Happy Letters, Beautyland Script and Sweet Julie in 2017.

Typefaces from 2018: Sweet Hills, Messy Sunday, Wild & Rad. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Carla Zetina-Yglesias

Carla is a graphic designer originally from Costa Rica. She attended the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, and graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art + Design (2007). She lives in Minneapolis, MN. With Chank Diesel, she is working on a curly bilined script typeface called Willow Whisp (2011). Behance link. She designed Aguas Frescas (2011, Chank Foundry: an outlined hand-drawn curly display type family in Horchata and Tamarindo styles). Home page. [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Carlitos Salazar

Creator of Petitrolium (2009, letters reminiscent of an oil spill) and California Roll (2009, rounded). Carlitos is a graphic designer and illustrator from Costa Rica. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Cintia Rodríguez Zumbado

San José, Costa Rica-based designer of the sharp-edged typeface Menguante (2015). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Claudio Corrales

Art director in San Jose, Costa Rica. He made the thin geometric sans typeface Fuerza Natural in 2010. [Google] [More]  ⦿

David Delgado

San Jose, Costa Rica-based graphic designer (b. 1992) who created the bilined typeface Doble Line in 2016. [Google] [More]  ⦿

David Hernández

Designer in San Jose, Costa Rica. Creator of the spurred and wavy serif typeface Serpentes Vestigium (2011). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Eduardo Chang

Talented graphic designer in San José, Costa Rica, who is originally from El Salvador. Creator of these typefaces:

• Ahora (2012). This typeface is based on an art deco design used in a San Salvador publication in 1943. Free download. Images of Ahora: i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi.
• Ahorita (2012).
• Cronos (2012). An elegant beautiful rounded poster typeface. Images of Cronos: i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix.

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Enrique Ross

San José, Costa Rica-based designer of a set of modern decorative numbers (2017). He runs or works at Guanatico Studio. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Fabiola Mejia Lutz

Or just Fabi Mejia, from San José, Costa Rica. Graduate of the Type Media program at KABK in Den Haag, The Netherlands, class of 2019. Before that, she completed the Type@Cooper Condensed Program in New York City. Her KABK graduation typeface, Rodina, has sharp serifs and high contrast. She also designed a few display typefaces during her studies, such as Bizco (2019). Instagram link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Federico Abrahams

Aka Bicho. Designer in San Jose, Costa Rica, b. 1974. He created the decorative typeface Malajeno (2011). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Gabriel Quiros

San Jose, Costa Rica-based designer of the condensed display typeface On Road (2017). Behance link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Gabriela Herrera Mora

During her studies, Heredia, Costa Rica-based Gabriela Herrera Mora designed the decorative typeface Precolombino (2016). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Geanina Mora

In 2016, Matti Vandersee and Geanina Mora, both from Heredia, Costa Rica, and Alfredo Enciso (Pupila Estudio), co-designed the typeface Mr. Masking (2016) to render hommage to Gerardo Picado, better known as Mr. Masking, who has devoted much of his life as a sign painter in San José, Costa Rica. Behance link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Guille Monge

Costa Rican designer based in San Jose. Creator of the avant-garde / futuristic typeface Asteroids (2012). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Haime Luna

Costa Rican designer, b. 1975. Home page. He/she created Cabaret Voltaire (2009). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Hanzel Marin Rojas

Heredia, Costa Rica-based designer of Origraphy (2016), an origami typeface. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Heber Xavier Arroyo

Costa Rican architectural designer, technical illustrator, and typographer.. Creator of Techni Sans (2010), the rounded sans typeface AR Techni (2010), Cipher Code (2011, a Masonic symbol typeface done at FontStruct), and the squarish typefaces Q-Module (2011, FontStruct) and Cynthe (2011).

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Ibux

Costa Rican designer of the decorative display typefaces Piano Latino (2018: with color and solid versions) and Caribe (2016). [Google] [More]  ⦿

JBantha Headquarters

This Costa Rican designer (b. 1989) created the free typeface Lecker (2011). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jeff Mosquera

Alajuela, Costa Rica-based designer (b. 1990) of the free font Phoresta. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jeffrey Fernandez

Graphic designer in San José, Costa Rica, who created the ornamental typeface Mecanica (2014). Behance link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Jonathan Rodríguez
[Pixel Canibal]

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Karen Herrera Benavides

At the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Karen Herrera Benavides (Heredia, Costa Rica) created the rounded handcrafted typeface ika (2015, also called iMac (2015). Behance link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Luis Arguedas

Luis Arguedas (Heredia, Costa Rica) designed the wavy Alfa display typeface in 2015 during his studies. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Marco A. Corea

During his graphic design studies at the University National of Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica, Marco Corea designed a 2-style 3d typeface family called Flex (2012) and the experimental typeface Bones (2012).

In 2013, he created the bullet-holed Bounce Font and the Origo script typeface. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Marco Black

San Jose, Costa Rica-based designer of the decorative Black Font (2016). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Marco Bonilla

Cartago, Costa Rica-based creator of the neon sign font Neonia (2012), the calligraphic Sakura logo (2012), and Almendra Unicase (2013).

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Margherita Valle

Designer from Costa Rica. Her typefaces include Catalano (2012) and Abono Organico (2012, a display face). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Marko Vinizio Navarro

Alajuela, Costa Rica-based designer of Soul Survivor (2013). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Matti Vandersee

In 2016, Matti Vandersee and Geanina Mora, both from Heredia, Costa Rica, and Alfredo Enciso (Pupila Estudio), co-designed the typeface Mr. Masking (2016) to render hommage to Gerardo Picado, better known as Mr. Masking, who has devoted much of his life as a sign painter in San José, Costa Rica. Behance link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Max Burnside

Cincinnati, OH-based and/or San José, Costa Rica-based designer of the techno ornamental caps typeface Alex Young (2013), named after a DC-area producer and DJ for whom the typeface was created.

In 2014, he made the squarish typefaces Elite and This Way To Costa Rica.

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Miguel Cabrera

Migual Cabrera (b. 1982, Costa Rica) studied Fine Arts and became an editorial illustrator in San Jose, Costa Rica. Known as Monfa, he created among other things the award-winning illustrative alphabet Mascaradas (2011). Arista (2011) is an experimental 3-d paper-fold face.

Now based in Mexico City, he published the experimental Favela in 2015. Old URL. [Google] [More]  ⦿

M.J. Da Luz

Graphic designer and illustrator in San Jose, Costa Rica, who specializes in design for children. Creator of the ornamental caps typefaces Monster Alphabet (2014) and Dogs Alphabet (2014). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Monse Cordero

San Jose, Costa Rica-based designer of the handcrafted typeface La Aventura de Crecer (2016). Behance link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Nathaly Soto

Cartago, Costa Rica-based designer of the experimental typeface Freshline (2017). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Online Webfonts

A huge free font site with over 8 million font fles (in duplicate formats) in 2016. Many of these fonts are commercial. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Pablo Madrigal

San Jose, Costa Rica-based designer of the display typeface Fabulosa (2018). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Ped Cordero

Ped Cordero (Cartago, Costa Rica) created the ornamental caps typeface Sanjo Zoologico in 2013. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Pixel Canibal
[Jonathan Rodríguez]

Pixel Canibal is Jonathan Rodriguez's site. He is a Costa Rican, born in 1983. Educated at UNA (Costa Rica) and Bauhaus University (Germany), he does graphic design in a very broad sense. Creator of the art deco typeface Generación (2009), Pig (2009) and the stunning brushed-figures all caps alphabet Dayana (2009). Behance link. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Pixel Colours (or: pixelbypixel)
[Bec Ralec]

Designer of Apothecary Serif (2022: a vintage weathered typeface family), A Little of Love (a monoline script) (2021), Clean and Glam (a hairline script) (2021), Fox Cat (hand-printed) (2021), Apothecary (a signature script) (2020), Rational Mood (2020), So Beautiful (2020: a script font), Oregano and Mint (2020: a font duo), Botanical Garden (2020), La Pequena (2020), Lazy Fox (2020), My Recipes, My Friend (2019), Hapynes (2019), Artsy and Raw (2019), Sage + Pink (2019), Cupcakie (2019), Lazy Font (2017), Gallantry (2017, dry marker font), Fox Cat (2017), Rawr (2017: children's book sans), The Beach (2017), So Foxy (2017), Flywheel (2017), Rose Gold (2016), Breezy (2016), Paris Handwritten (2016), Lazy Fox (2016), Rainy Day (2016, a thick script), Poem (2016, a plump hand-painted typeface), Realities (2016, a connected brush script), Glamorous (2016, a dry brush font), Amore Mio (2016, brush script), Intertwined Monograms (2016), the free script typeface Hapynes (sic) (2016) and the handcrafted typefaces Lazyfox (2015), New Art Plot (2015) and Little Morning (2015). [Google] [MyFonts] [More]  ⦿

Pupila Estudio
[Alfredo Enciso]

Alfredo Enciso is a Peruvian graphic designer based in San Jose, Costa Rica. After five years as art director for JWT Costa Rica, he founded his own design firm, Pupila Estudio for branding, packaging, web, multimedia and industrial projects. In 2016, Matti Vandersee and Geanina Mora, both from Heredia, Costa Rica, co-designed the typeface Mr. Masking (2016) to render hommage to Gerardo Picado, better known as Mr. Masking, who has devoted much of his life as a sign painter in San José, Costa Rica. Behance link for Alfredo Enciso. Behance link for Pupila Estudio. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Rodrigo Flores

San José, Costa Rica-based designer of the decorative caps typeface Adele (2016). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Ronosa

Costa Rican designer in 2009 at FontStruct of the modular typefaces Blasphemy, ROF Top, ROF Top Simple, Wireless, Flaggers, Mi-Letra, Monarchy, and Stardots. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Roselyn Carr
[Birdesign]

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Roy Carvajal

San Jose, Costa Rica-based designer of the handwriting typeface Royfont (2005), the rune font Odisea Astral (2007) and the psychedelic typeface Hurt Me (2007).

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Sergio Blanco

Costa Rican designer (b. 1974) of the modular geometric typeface Noviembre 29 (2011). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Silvia Perez

San Jose, Costa Rica-based designer of a precolombian art-inspired typeface in 2018. [Google] [More]  ⦿

Silvia Solano

During her studies in San Pedro, Costa Rica, Silvia Solano designed a decorative caps alphabet (2017). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Stephanie Alvarez Bertarioni

Alajuela, Costa Rica-based designer of the circus font Arlequin (2017). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Valerie Ramirez

Alajuela, Costa Rica-based designer of Paper Cut (2018). [Google] [More]  ⦿

Xnexno

Costa Rican graphic designer who made some typographic posters such as one called Cello (2012). [Google] [More]  ⦿