
[ABOUT ME]
Hi! I'm Ceci, I’m a Mexican Type Designer and Calligrapher based in Barcelona. My work is shaped by a deep interest in craftsmanship and cultural heritage, often moving between tradition and contemporary type design.
My journey with letters began through my passion for calligraphy. In my work, the analog is always present: drawing, writing, sketching, and anything that involves a brush, ink, and a desk full of papers.
Beyond being a little obsessed with letters, I also feel deeply connected to my country, Mexico. Its history, traditions, and visual culture are an endless source of inspiration for me.
I’m interested in exploring this heritage through letterforms. My path and perspective on type are deeply influenced by it, I respect it, I treasure it, and I try to honor that heritage through my work.
I hold a Master’s degree from TypeMedia at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (KABK), and diplomas with Distinction from TypeParis, Tipo G and EINA in Barcelona.
In 2023 I was named one of the TDC Ascenders by the Type Directors Club in New York. In 2025, together with Felix Bamforth, I co-founded Beam Type, a creative practice specialized in type design and creative coding.
[2024]
Speaker at Letrástica. Lecture: Ánima. Two points far removed by time and space.
[2024]
Speaker at Contraforma. Lecture: Ánima, Design and Process.
[2024]
Speaker at Typographics. Lecture: Ánima, alongside the Typemedia class.
[2023]
TDC Ascender 2023 recipient: Type Directors Club global initiative that seeks to unearth and honor individuals who are making significant contributions to the realms of type design.
[2023]
Speaker at Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía Lectures organized by the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT).
[2023]
Speaker at Letterspace Amsterdam. Lecture: Mexican Blackletter and beyond.
[2022]
Mobilise me Scholarship recipient. Project: Display Type family Mabel, in collaboration with Sabina Chipară.
[2021]
Speaker at Tipografía México: Learning Type Design through Calligraphy.
[2021]
Speaker at ATYPI Lecture: Valedora, Mexican Blackletter, alongside the Tipo G class.
[2018]
Speaker at Typethursday Barcelona. Lecture: Noria Typeface and the Typeparis experience.
[2023]
La Tina 001 published by Pupila Studio, based in Costa Rica
Featured in: La Tina, Diseñadoras Gráficas en latinoamérica.
[2018]
Letrástica, Festival de Tipografía, Guadalajara México
Lettering Exhibition
[2019]
EINA, Centro Universitario de Diseño y Arte de Barcelona
Featured in: TYPO EINA, 15 años de Tipografía.
[2017]
Visions, Escuela de Caligrafía de Barcelona
Calligraphy Exhibition

