Speaker Octavio Pardo Virto

Graphic designer specialized in type design. In 2010 he graduated with an MA in Type Design from the University of Reading. Since then he has worked for companies like Type Together, Tobias Frere-Jones, Jean François Porchez, Leftloft, and Sharp Type. He has also worked as a consultant for Google Fonts and as a visiting professor at the University of Gjøvik, Norway.

His work has been recognized among others by the Type Directors Club, Communication Arts, the Granshan Award, and the Laus Award. He has lectured all around the world, including venues like the Media Lab of the MIT, the La Salle School of Design in Singapore, and the Harrington College of Design in Chicago. He is currently finishing his PhD at the Royal Danish Academy of Architecture, Design and Conservation of Copenhagen on the subject of legibility.

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