Speaker Dafne Martinez

“Dafne Martínez is a Mexican graphic and typeface designer with over 15 years of experience. She is co-founder of Tipastype, an independent studio that not only develops typefaces but also promotes the work of women in typography and shares typographic knowledge through talks, workshops, and publications. Her projects often focus on legibility, typefaces for early readers, and typography for Indigenous languages, highlighting her interest in the social impact of design.

Dafne’s work has been presented at international conferences such as ATypI Tokyo, Typographics, and What Design Can Do, and her typefaces are distributed worldwide through Sandoll Cloud, Cocijotype, Sudtipos, and I Love Typography.

She co-authored Elementype: A Practical Guide to Typographic Use and has participated in residencies and fellowships, including the HMCT in Pasadena, where she developed Achtli: A Typeface for Early Readers. Her practice bridges design, research, and education, making typography a tool for cultural identity.”