

He writes about Presidencia Sans: Inspired by Toltec and Aztec architecture, the letterforms of Presidencia follow a humanist sans-serif scheme that combines Mexican character with Latin structure. Presidencia (2008, free at the Mexican Government site) won an award at TDC2 2008 and at Tipos Latinos 2008 (for extensive text family).That typeface family was republished in 2021 by Sudtipos as Organica Pro. At Adobe he designed Organica (2000), a display semiserif.Mystix is a rune font based on a secret alphabet for a Delaware Punch promotional program.Mexica received an Award of Excellence at the Type Directors Club of New York annual competition. Mexica (1996) is a large octagonal font family created to set text in náhuatl, the tongue of the Aztecs, but also the lingua franca of ancient Mexico.A corporate avant garde sans family of fonts for Liverpool, a Mexican chain of department stores. It won an award at Bukvaraz 2011 and an Award of Excellence at the Type Directors Club of New York annual competition. For Lagarto (2001) is based on the hand of Luis Lagarto, a colonial illuminator and scribe, working in Mexico City and Puebla in the late 1500s.Custom font for a fruit juice advertising campaign. Integra: a contemporary roman sans family.Inspired by late-medieval Basarda and Civilité blackletter styles, the Kannada and Sinhala writing systems from Southern India, Celtic uncials, and diverse vernacular Mexican scripts, it includes a Black and a Negra style. Ferra Sabs, commisioned by the department stores El Palacio de Hierro.Economista is a text typeface created for the Mexican business newspaper El Economista.Darka (2005) is a roman blackletter face.Basilica (1999, +Rotunda) is an extra-condensed experimental font based on a modern high-contrast design.Aztlan (1998) is a fun artsy slab serif.In 2006, he made the powerful serif typeface Artifex.The script font Arcana was traced out with a pointed metal quill and then digitized to give it a thoroughly 19th century look. Arcana (2000, +Manuscript) won an award at Bukvaraz in 2001.Diseño Kimera has made numerous custom fonts for Mexican clients. Some of his early typefaces were published at Tiypo. deals with illustrations and other occult arts. The only freebie is Presidencia at the Mexican Government site. Mexico City, 1972), who is by far Mexico's most prolific and talented type designer. Kimera Type (was: Diseño Kimera) is a commercial Mexican design firm founded in 1994 by Gabriel Martinez Meave (b. TYPE DESIGN INFORMATION PAGE last updated on
