Mexican graphic designer specializing in type design and interactive communication. In 2009, he received the Certificate of Excellence in Type Design from the Type Directors Club New York, and in 2010 was nominated for the Prize of Prizes Design Award granted by the German government. That same year, he was also recognized with a Certificate of Excellence at the Tipos Latinos Fourth Latin American Typography Biennial. His work has been selected multiple times in international poster competitions, including the Bolivia BICeBé Biennial (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019), the International Poster Biennial in Ecuador (2016, 2020), and the Trnava Poster Triennial in Slovakia (2015, 2018, 2021). In 2016, he was awarded the Silver A’ Design Award in Italy.
His projects have been featured in renowned design platforms and publications such as FontFeed by FontShop, I Love Typography, Typography Served, Fubiz, Unos Tipos Duros, The Annual Typography 30, 365 Typo Vol. 2, Typodarium (2010, 2011, 2012), Digital Arts Magazine, Page Magazine, Tiypo, and Communication Arts, among others.
He has delivered talks on experimental typography at national and international events including TEDx, Palermo, Bienal de Letras Latinas, La Letra Ilustra, ProDiseño, Punto GIF, Pasión y Diseño, Tipografilia, VisualFest, Bienal del Cartel Bolivia, Tipografía México, Creative Mornings, SIGNU Ecuador, and Typographics Type Lab. He has also led multiple workshops under the name TipoLab at various Mexican universities, in addition to specialized sessions on typographic posters and experimental type using programming.
| Education: | 1994, Graphic Designer, Faculty of Habitat, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
| Education: | 1999, Specialist in Furniture Design, Faculty of Habitat, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. |
| 2003, Graphic Design MA, Faculty of Habitat, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2010, Architecture, Design, Urbanism, PHD. Autonomous University of Morelos, Mexico | |
| Awards | 2009, Certificate of excellence in type design, Type Directors Club, NY/USA |
| 2010, Nominee to Designpreis Germany, Frankfurt / Germanny | |
| 2010, Certificate of excellence in type design, Latin Types, Veracruz / Mexico | |
| 2013, Finalist poster, International Poster Biennial Bolivia | |
| 2015, Finalist poster, International Poster Biennial Bolivia | |
| 2015, Finalist poster, Triennial Poster of Trnava / Solvak | |
| 2016, Selected typography, Latino Types, Buenos Aires / Argentina | |
| 2016, A’ Design Award Siver, A’ Design Award & Communications, Milan/Italy | |
| 2017, Finalist poster, International Poster Biennial Bolivia | |
| 2018, Finalist poster, Triennial Poster of Trnava / Solvak | |
| Conferences: | 2010, Latino Types 2010, Gestalt University. Veracruz Mexico. |
| 2010, International Congress VerdisQuo. Torreón, Coahuila. | |
| 2011, Tipografilia 06, Faculty of Habitat, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2011, Latin American Design Meeting. University of Palermo. Buenos Aires, Argentina. | |
| 2011, Prodiseño: TRANSEMIA. Institute of Superior Studies of Tamaulipas. Tampico, Tamaulipas. Mexico. | |
| 2012, The Letter Illustrates 2. Typewear. Mexico City. Mexico. | |
| 2012, TEDx San Luis Potosí. Labyrinth Museum. San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2013, International Congress D10. Culiacán, Sinaloa | |
| 2013, Let’s Celebrate Design. University of the Center of Mexico. San Luis Potosi. Mexico | |
| 2014, Passion and Design 2014. Puebla, Mexico. | |
| 2015, PuntoGIF. University of the Center of Mexico. San Luis Potosi.Mexico. | |
| 2015, Design Route. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí. San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2015, San Luis Design Week. Cultural Diffusion Center. San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| w | 2016, Tipografilia 10, the national congress of typography in Mexico.Intercontinental University. Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2017, North to the Center. Center for the Arts, Bicentennial. San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2017, Poster Biennial in Bolivia. La Paz, Bolivia. | |
| 2017, Typography Mexico. University of Mexico Monterrey Mexico. | |
| 2018, Creative Mornings, Curiosity. San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| Workshops: | 2010, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. Monterrey Mexico. |
| 2010, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. International Congress VerdisQuo. Torreón, Coahuila. | |
| 2011, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. Tipografilia 06, Faculty of Habitat, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2011, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. Prodiseño 2011: TRANSEMIA. Institute of Superior Studies of Tamaulipas.Tampico, Tamaulipas. Mexico. | |
| 2012, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. The letter illustrates 2. Typewear. Mexico City. Mexico. | |
| 2013, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. International Congress D10. Culiacán, Sinaloa | |
| 2013, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. Let’s celebrate the Design. University of the Center of Mexico. San Luis Potosi. Mexico | |
| 2014, Social Poster Workshop. School of Design of the National Institute of Fine Arts. Mexico City. Mexico. | |
| 2014, TipoLab Typographic Experimentation Laboratory. Passion and Design Puebla, Mexico | |
| 2015, PuntoGIF Exhibition. University of the Center of Mexico. San Luis Potosi. Mexico | |
| 2015, Social Poster Workshop. International Congress D10. Culiacán, Sinaloa. | |
| w | 2016, Typographic Poster Workshop. Typography 10. Intercontinental University. Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2017, Typographic Poster Workshop. From the North to the Center.Center for the Arts, Bicentennial. San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2017, University Design Festival, VisualFest 2018. Querétaro, Mexico. | |
| 2017, Typographic Poster Workshop. Biennial of the Poster in Bolivia.La Paz, Bolivia. | |
| 2017, Experimental typography workshop. Typography Mexico.University of Mexico Monterrey Mexico. | |
| 2020, Typographics 2020, TypeLab Americas. New York, EUA. | |
| 2021, SIGNU, UTE Congreso 2021, Quito, Ecuador. | Publications | 2009, “Optica Naormal”, Type Directors Club (U.S.). Typography 30: The annual of the Type Directors Club, pages 274-275, U:S/NEW YORK |
| w | 2010, Typography as a resource. ForoAlfa. Argentina. |
| 2012, “The Interaction in the reading process in the electronic media Magazine of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, MEXICO / MEXICO, ISSN: 2007-4727 |
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| 2013, Sedición Magazine. Special Typography. Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2015, “The formal experimentation in typographic design.”, Design in Synthesis. Reflections on the culture of design, MEXICO / MEXICO, ISSN: 1665-1294 | |
| w | 2016, Magazine IdN v23n3: Type & Lettering in Posters. Hong Kong, China. |
| 2017, “Experiment rewarded: Manuel Guerrero takes silver in A’ Design Award” 365 TYPO TWO, pages 159-160, PARIS/FRANCE, ETAPES-EDITIONS, ISBN: 976-10-95254-01-0 | |
| Exhibitions | 2013, Exhibition With Two Colors. Matadero Cultural Center. Madrid Spain. |
| 2013, Poster Exhibition Posada 100. Puebla, Mexico. | |
| 2014, Ayotzinapa digital exhibition. Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2015, Exhibition 50 anniversary Julián Carrillo. Julian Carrillo Cultural Center. San Luis Potosí, Mexico. | |
| 2016, San Luis in Cartel. International Poster Biennial in Mexico.Mining Palace Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 2016, Exhibition @ Mood. 09 – 28th July Silver A’ Design Award for Graphics and Visual Communication Design Category. Ex-Chiesa di San Francesco is located at Viale Lorenzo Spallina, 1, 22100, Como/ Italy. |
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| 2016, Espacio Simón I. Patiño. 3 Aug Exhibition 14 International Poster Biennial Mexico. La Paz, Bolivia. |
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| 2016, Award Winning Designs Exhibition. 2nd of July – 4th of August Further Exhibition at Award Winning Designs Exhibition Cube Design Museum. Museumplejn 2, 6461 MA Kerkrade Netherlands. |
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| 2016, Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference. 23rd – 24th of September. Further Exhibition at Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference The Lalit Mumbai. Sahar Airport Road, Andheri East, 400059 Mumbai India. |
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| 2016, Grand Design Exhibition. 28th of September – 1st October. Further Exhibition at Grand Design Exhibition Bologna Design Week. Palazzo Zambeccarj, Via Farjnj 13 Bologna ltaly. |
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| 2016, Museum of the Print and Design Carlos Cruz-Diez. October 7 Exhibition Latinos 2016. Seventh Biennial of Latin American Typography. Caracas Venezuela. |
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| 2016, Franz Mayer Museum. October 7 14th International Poster Biennial in Mexico. Mexico City. |
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| 2016, National Library of Chile. Nov 2 – 8 Exhibition Latinos 2016. Seventh Biennial of Latin American Typography. Santiago, Chile. |
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| 2106, Exhibition 24 anniversary of Free Format. Jalapa, Veracruz. | |
| 2016, Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair. 6th – 8th November. Further Exhibition at Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. SZCEC Fuhua Rd. Shenzhen China. |
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| 2016, Behance Postfolio Reviews. Colima, Mexico | |
| 2016, The Colors of Cinema. Filming Film Festival. San Luis Potosi.Mexico. | |
| 2016, Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference. 2nd – 3rd of December. Further Exhibition at Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing Conference Hotel Lalit Exposition Center. Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, Near Modern School New Delhi India. |
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| 2016, The Lottery. Pedestrian Gallery Games, Strokes and Colors.Jalapa, Mexico | |
| 2017, Atarazanas Cultural Center. January 27 and 28 Exhibition Latinos 2016. Seventh Biennial of Latin American Typography. Veracruz Mexico. |
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| 2017, TL Exhibition in Brasília. Fri 4 Aug Shows Latin Types in the Caixa Cultural space, in the city of Brasília-DF. |
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| 2017, Clavijero Cultural Center. September 5 – December 31 Exhibition 14 International Poster Biennial Mexico. Morelia, Michoacán. Mexico. |
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| 2017, Center for the Arts. Bicentennial. Nov 7 Exhibition Seventh Biennial of Latin American Typography. Latino Types 2016. San Luis Potosí. Mexico. |
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| 2017, TL Exposure in Type12h CE. Mon 20 Nov Shows Latin Types in the Type 12 CE event, held at the Federal University of Ceará, in the city of Fortaleza-CE. |
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| 2017, TL Exhibition on DiaTipoRJ. 21 dic. Shows Latin Types at the DiaTipoRJ event, held at the School of Communication and Design of the Infnet Institute, in the city of Rio de Janeiro-RJ. |
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| w | 2017, Let’s give it a pot-sized mass !, Posters about proverbs.International Poster Biennial in Mexico. Technological Institute of Sonora Gallery. Sonora, Mexico |
| w | 2017, Umberto Eco: 95 posters in homage to the master of lucidity.National Museum of Art (MNA). La Paz, Bolivia. |
| 2018, Type & Code. Grafoteca, University of the Center of Mexico. San Luis Potosi. Mexico. | |
| w | 2018, XII Conference on the Practice of Design. Higher School of Design of Aragón- ESDA. Aragón, Spain. |
| Blogs w | 2008, the week in Type: good type. I Love Typography. Londres, Inglaterra |
| 2009, Font review by fontfeed.com Berlin, Germany. | |
| 2009, Project featured by typographyserved.com Berlin, Germany. | |
| w | 2013, Magazine .925 Arts and Design. Mexico City. Mexico. |
| w | 2014, Comunication Arts Magazine. Mexican Type Design. U.S. |
| w | 2016, LATAM_D Manuel Guerrero. La Paz, Bolivia. |
| w | 2016, Urban Poster, Optical illusion or typographical illusion ?.Medellin Colombia. |
| w | 2017, TYPE & CODE: An Introduction to Generative Typography. The font type. Brazil. |
| w | 2018, Letter lovers Part I: Mexican typographers, calligraphers and signers. CoolHunter Mexico. |
| w | 2018, Meet the 20 Mexican typographers who are revolutionizing the industry. Canva. Mexico. |
| w | 2021, 3 Latinamerican designers in the World design ranking. Roastbrief. |