Presented as part of HMCT’s 2020 Typographer-in-Residence program, the series highlights the creative and professional work of Hispanic women in typography and graphic design. That year, the residency was held online and expanded to include five designers: Laura Meseguer, Dafne Martínez and Sandra García (Tipastype), Marina Garone Gravier, and Jimena Gamio. The program opened with presentations introducing each project and concluded on International Women’s Day on March 8 with a final session sharing the outcomes of their work.
Presented as part of HMCT’s 2020 Typographer-in-Residence program, the series highlights the creative and professional work of Hispanic women in typography and graphic design. That year, the residency was held online and expanded to include five designers: Laura Meseguer, Dafne Martínez and Sandra García (Tipastype), Marina Garone Gravier, and Jimena Gamio. The program opened with presentations introducing each project and concluded on International Women’s Day on March 8 with a final session sharing the outcomes of their work.
Presented as part of HMCT’s 2020 Typographer-in-Residence program, the series highlights the creative and professional work of Hispanic women in typography and graphic design. That year, the residency was held online and expanded to include five designers: Laura Meseguer, Dafne Martínez and Sandra García (Tipastype), Marina Garone Gravier, and Jimena Gamio. The program opened with presentations introducing each project and concluded on International Women’s Day on March 8 with a final session sharing the outcomes of their work.
Lettering & Type Design
Laura Meseguer (Spain) Research Topic: Exploring how calligraphic principles can inform and enrich the design of stencil typefaces.
Laura Meseguer, a graphic and type designer based in Barcelona, examines how the logic of calligraphy can guide stencil type design. Her project begins with the calligraphic studies of Oriol Miró, who created humanist roman and italic models using broad-nib pens of different widths. Building on his work, she develops a type family that retains the rhythm and gesture of handwriting while translated into stencil form.
Calligraphy & Type Design
Dafne Martínez (México) & Sandra García (Colombia) Research Topic: Type design for early literacy
Dafne Martínez and Sandra García focused on how type design can support children who are learning to read. They studied textbooks created by Mexico’s Ministry of Education for students ages 5 to 7, looking at how letterforms affect reading development. Based on what they learned, they are creating a typeface designed to make the reading process easier and more engaging for young readers.
Marina Garone Gravier (México) Research Topic: Carolina Amor de Fournier, Pioneer in teaching the history of books and typography in Mexico
Marina Garone discusses her research on Carolina Amor de Fournier’s pioneering role in teaching the history of books and typography in Mexico, and in advancing the visibility of women within print culture. Drawing from archival materials, interviews, and articles, Garone is developing a biographical essay on Amor de Fournier, highlighting her contributions to the study of Mexican printing and typographic history.
Lettering, Sign Painting & Typography
Jimena Gamio (Peru/Los Angeles)
Research Topic: Quechua, The people’s speech
Jimena Gamio explores Quechua, one of the world’s major primary language families, spoken by nearly ten million people across the Andean region. Her research focuses on how Quechua continues to shape Peruvian Spanish, particularly the Ribereño dialect.
Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía: Final presentations
The residency concluded with a joint presentation bringing together the four designers—Laura Meseguer, Dafne Martínez, Sandra García, Marina Garone Gravier, and Jimena Gamio—to share the outcomes of their research and design projects. Each resident presents the development of their work, reflecting on process, findings, and the broader role of typography and language in their practice.
