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Wikitype

This workshop marks the global launch of the Wikitype Kickstarter campaign—an open, multilingual, and collaborative platform dedicated to the classification of typefaces.

Wikitype seeks to create a dynamic online educational platform where designers, researchers and educators can contribute to, refine, and expand a shared typographic taxonomy that reflects the diversity of global scripts.

The session will introduce the project’s conceptual foundations, development process, and strategic roadmap, including its crowdfunding goals and community engagement plan. Participants will also preview the promotional video accompanying the campaign and gain insights into how Wikitype aims to democratize access to typographic knowledge and foster cross-cultural dialogue within the design community.

Leonardo Vázquez
Speaker

Leonardo Vázquez

Editorial designer, Typographer and Educator.Leonardo has a Master in type from the ANRT in Nancy France (2000) and a Master in Critical Theory from 17edu.org. In his studio macizo.com.mx he provides editorial services, custom / retail type design for publishing houses, book fairs, museums, NGOs, some departments in the Mexican government and private organizations. Creator of the Wikitype Classification System