Two to Tango

After my formal education as a Type Designer finished, I noticed that the way I saw and thought about type had changed forever. I also realized that diving more into type had made me a stronger graphic designer. This fact has reshaped the way I produce type in my personal practice, and at the same time, how I approach my graphic design work. The bond between Type and Graphic Design is indestructible, intricate, and fundamental, a dance. The type I produce, why I make it, and the projects/pieces where they live, fuel and inform constantly the way I design and build type. This idea allowed me to work with type as a concept, as a means of communication but also as a tool. This talk explores how these two practices push each other in my daily work, making it stronger.

This talk is scheduled to take place Friday, June 16, 2023, at 3:15pm New York time (EDT/UTC-4) as part of the main Typographics conference. Conference registration is required to attend in person.

About Muk Monsalve

Muk Monsalve is a graphic and type designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Passionate about letter making, she also teaches how to use them and make installations with them at the University of Buenos Aires (FADU) and in the National University of Arts (UNA). She loves materials and experimentation, and that’s how Defrenéticas was born were she makes huge letter installations, and curates type-walks around Buenos Aires. Her latest adventure is making typographic scarves and cover ups at @musadelasfalto. She got her BA in Graphic Design at The University of Buenos Aires (FADU) and her MA in The Netherlands at the Royal Academy of Art, KABK.

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