Bienal de Tipos Latinos 2014 - Museo de Artes Gráficas

  • Daniela Herrera Dimaté

Latin-American Typography Biennale Exhibition (sixth edition) The Museum of Graphic Arts from the historical Colombian Printing Office in the city of Bogotá was selected to host the 6th edition of Tipos Latinos. Over 200 Fonts selected from designers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The exhibition was accompanied by a set of lectures from renowned designers like the Mexicans David Kimura (Grupo Horma) and Miguel Reyes (Commercial Type), specialized workshops in lettering and microtypography, as well as guided tours for design students. The exhibition was presented simultaneously in all of the participant countries, and even some cities outside of Latin America. In Bogotá it had an attendance of 2000 people.