Speaker Manuel López Rocha

Manuel López Rocha is a graphic and type designer from Xalapa, Mexico.

For several years, he has focused his research and creative practice on typography and type design for Indigenous languages of Mexico and the Americas. He has delivered workshops and lectures on the subject and has collaborated with speakers and linguists to design typographic solutions that address the specific needs of these languages. His work in type design has been recognized in multiple editions of the Latin American Typography Biennial Tipos Latinos (2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018).

In 2025, he published the type family Gorgias with the Argentine foundry PampaType, expanding his portfolio with a project that reflects his interest in the cultural and functional dimensions of type design.

He has taught at undergraduate and graduate levels in various universities, offering courses in typography, calligraphy, type design, and editorial design. Currently, he is a partner and designer at the studio Cuatro Ojos, professor at Universidad Anáhuac Veracruz, and a member of the Letrástica collective.