Speaker Santiago Orozco

Santiago Orozco is a type designer and engineer based in Monterrey, the capital and largest city of the (hot) northeastern state of Nuevo León, México. With a background in Computer Science from his studies at the University of Monterrey (UDEM), Orozco found himself at the intersection of design and technology, attending graphic design classes while doing engineering. In 2009, Orozco founded Typemade Foundry/Studio, and since then, has developed custom type for brands, corporations, and other foundries. He started collaborating with Font Bureau and currently manages, design, and engineer fonts for Font Bureau and its clients. Typemade specializes in type design, font production, and type technology. Orozco is also the founder of the international conference TMX—Type, Tech, and Design, which has been presented annually in México since 2015. Orozco’s vision is to have a place for the ones who keep things moving forward in the fields of type, technology, and design.