Ruben fontana biography
- Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942.
- Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires.
- Argentinian type designer (b.
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Rubén Fontana
Rubén Fontana
Premio Konex 2022: Artes Visuales / Mención Especial
Premio Konex de Platino 1992: Diseño Gráfico
Nació el 06/05/1942. Premio Konex de Platino 1992. Premio Konex Mención Especial 2022. Estudió dibujo y pintura en distintas escuelas y talleres. Incorporó la enseñanza de la Tipografía a la carrera de Diseño Gráfico de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y fue Titular de la cátedra hasta 1997. Como resumen de los diez años de enseñanza, editó el libro Pensamiento tipográfico. Actualmente dirige la Carrera de Posgrado en Diseño de Tipografía de la Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Desde 1987 hasta 2006 fue Director de la revista especializada tipoGráfica. Dictó conferencias, posgrados y maestrías en universidades de Argentina, Latinoamérica y Europa. Su trabajo gráfico figura, entre otras, en la colección del Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York. Organizó tipoGráfica bue
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The Type Directors Club has announced that Rubén Fontana has been chosen as the recipient of the coveted TDC Medal for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of typography. The award presentation will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
Rubén Fontana was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He began his career in the Department of Graphic Design at the Instituto Di Tella, directed by Juan Carlos Distéfano.
He was one of the founders of the Bachelor of Graphic Design at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, where he founded the classes of Typography and Editorial Design. The curriculum of his course, published in Pensamiento Tipográfico, was used as reference for the courses in Typography at several universities in Latin America. At the University of Buenos Aires, he was also the Director of the Master’s in Typography.
He was the Editor in Chief of magazine tipoGráfica from 1987 to 2006. In 2001 he organized the first Letras Latinas exhibit, and later, its biennials in 2004 and 2006, gathering the typographic production of Latin America.
Amongst other typefaces, he design
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We are a collaborative type foundry from Argentina founded in 2009 with a deep respect for design and typography.
We were originated as a place to meet, cooperate and share experiences while collaborating on academic and commercial projects.
We identify specific typographical needs and this motivate us to create innovative and functional ideas. We do it with a strong commitment to the quality of our work and through the exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge.
With all of these in mind we develop custom or retail fonts with libre, proprietary or exclusive licenses.
The quality of our work has been recognized in several international events such as Letter.2 (ATypI), Tipos Latinos and the “Bienal Iberoamericana de diseño de Madrid”.
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Juan Pablo del Peral
Graphic designer graduated from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza and Specialist in Typeface design from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He has lectured on type design, and gave workshops in diverse events and schools in Latin America. Head professor
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