Participating Designers

Uwe Loesch
Germany
Graphic designer, Member of AGI, TDC in New York and ADC in Germany. Professor of the University of Wuppertal.

Ronald Shakespear
Argentina
Graphic designer, is in charge of Diseño Shakespear. Has participated in multiple seminars and conferences and designed more than one thousand projects of corporate identity.

Russell Kennedy
Australia
Graphic designer and filmmaker. Vice president of ICOGRADA (2003-2005). Member of the AGDA. Judge and guest moderator at academic conferences in regions of Oceania and Asia.

David Lancashire
Australia
Graphic designer, member of AGI. President of the ADC of Melbourne. Has received multiple national and international awards.

Natalia Capanero
Bolivia
Graphic designer, professor of graphic design and visual communication at the Catholic University of La Paz.

Sergio Vega
Bolivia
Fine artist and poster designer, specializes in editorial design Has participated as jury and guest speaker within the field of graphic design.

Ruth Klotzel
Brazil
Klotzel is an architect who is dedicated to the field of graphic design. She was the Vice President of ICOGRADA Brazil (2003-2005). She has been involved as a juror and participant of numerous international design events.

Bruno Porto
Brazil
Graphic designer and member of the ADG Brazil. Has curated and participated in graphic design exhibitions and design conferences internationally.

Felipe Taborda
Brazil
Professor at the University of RJ. Coordinator and curator of various design exhibitions. Has been dedicated to speaking at seminars about graphic design.  He specializes on editorial graphic design and is involved in a diversity of cultural events worldwide.

Bojidar Ikonomov
Bulgaria
Has participated in international exhibitions such as the Lahti Poster Biennial. Founder and President of the International Triennial of Stage Posters.

José Korn Bruzzone
Chile
Graphic designer and member of ICOGRADA and has been involved as a juror and participant of numerous international design events.

Diego Giovanni Bermúdez
Colombia
Graphic designer, member of the Society for News Design (NY, NY), Honorary Member of COIDIGRA (Venezuela) and member of the CIDYC. Works closely with Trama Visual and ICOGRADA.

Lucho Rodríguez
Colombia
Designer and illustrator of children’s books. Won the prize for best children’s book design (Venezuela, 2001), and special mention at the Children’s Book Fair (Italy, 2002).

Ahn Sang-Soo
Korea
Professor at Hongik University, Seoul. Member of AGI, Vice President of ICOGRADA (1997-2001). Has received extensive recognition for his contributions to graphic design and education.

Finn Sködt
Denmark
Graphic designer and artist, member of the AGI and of the MDD. Has works in the permanent collections of museums.

Isidro Ferrer
Spain
Member of the AGI, has published books in France, Portugal and Spain.

Fernando Medina
Spain
Graphic designer, member of the AGI. Founder of TRIOM in Montreal, Canada, which is an experimental studio dedicated to experimental design.

Eric Olivares
Spain
Illustrator and performance artist in new media art. Has been extensively published in many countries.

Phil Risbeck
USA
Graphic designer. Has been a judge and speaker at various national and international exhibitions.

Tapani Aartomaa
Finland
Graphic designer and Professor Emeritus. Member of the AGI, IAA, GRAFIA and JFDA. Has received multiple international awards.

Istvan Orosz
Hungary
AGI member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts and professor at the University of West Hungary. Has participated in numerous poster biennials as well as individual and collective exhibitions worldwide.

UG Sato
Japan
Designer. Graduated from the School of Design Kuwasawa (1960). Member of AGI, JAGDA and TIS.  Recognized internationally and has been published extensively.

Luis Almeida
México
Architect. Graduated from the UNAM. COIDIGRAM member. In 2004 she won the competition for the International Cervantes Festival.

Renato Aranda
México
Graphic designer and professor of design at the Autonomous University of Puebla and the Institute for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Design. He has received national and international awards for his work.

Felix Beltrán
México
Cuban-born graphic designer, member of the AGI. He has received 132 awards and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the International University Foundation, Delaware.

Patricia Hordóñez
México
Associate member of Trama Visual, A.C. She has been awarded national awards and recognitions in Mexico and her artwork is showcased in museums.

Alejandro Magallanes
México
Graphic designer, a member of the AGI. His work has been exhibited in some of the most important poster design biennials, galleries and museums. He has been reviewed in reputable design magazines and books.

José Manuel Morelos
México
Graphic designer. He has participated in more than 70 exhibitions on the visual arts that focus on poster design.

Carlos Palleiro
México
Graphic designer. Has been a jury and speaker at conferences and biennials, was President of the International Jury of the 8th Poster Biennial in Mexico.

Ñiko Pérez
México
Graphic designer. Has participated in more than 200 solo shows and 30 group exhibitions. Awarded and recognized internationally. Member of ICOGRADA.

Eduardo Téllez
México
He is a professor on communication graphics. He has participated in several exhibitions in more than 20 countries which have received favorable reviews.

Alan Fletcher
Great Britain
Graphic designer and member of the AGI. In his long and distinguished career he has influenced the field of design and has emerged as one of the most admired designers of his generation.

Garth Walker
South Africa
Graphic designer. Founder of Orange Juice Design. Lecturer and jury in a variety of international competitions.

Nancy Aquino
Venezuela
Graphic designer. He has participated in numerous exhibitions. He was part of ICOGRADA from 1994 to 2000.

Annella Armas
Venezuela
Artist Graphic Designer. She has participated in 21 group exhibitions in Venezuela and 10 international exhibitions.

Carolina Arnal
Venezuela
Graphic Designer, worked with the National Gallery of Venezuela (1982-1985) and AVB Design Workshop.

Sergio Barrios
Venezuela
Graphic designer. His work was published in the graphid design books Latino Graphic Design and Urban Calligraphy and Beyond Writing, both published by Die Gestalten Verlag.

Waleska Belisario
Venezuela
Graphic Designer. Received an honorable mention at the Poster Design Triennial in Toyama, Japan (1997) and was honored at the International Exhibition of Book Art, Leipzig (1989).

Samuel Bravo
Venezuela
Specializes in visual communications. He participated in the Biennale of European Art Schools (The Netherlands).

Gustavo Brignone
Venezuela
Graphic designer. Participated in project MAO, which developed the interior sign design for the Alejandro Otero Museum, where he has also exhibited his work. He is the art director for the magazine Play.

Sigfredo Chacón
Venezuela
Artist and designer. He has designed books, catalogs, posters, magazines and has exhibited at the MoMA in New York.

Jacqueline Cherouvrier
Venezuela
Graphic designer. She has exhibited posters, brochures, books, logos, and magazines. Her clients included BCV, MACCSI, PDVSA, and Banco del Libro.

Juan Carlos Darias
Venezuela
Designer, friend of Icograda, and Director of the Institute of Design Darias. Lecturer, curator, participant and organizer of several exhibitions.

Gerald Espinoza
Venezuela
Fine artist and illustrator. He has participated in national exhibitions. His work focuses on illustrating children’s books. Professor at the institute of Design Darias.

Luis Giraldo
Venezuela
Graphic designer, was an assitant in the workship of Nedo MF> Member of the design team of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas. He works in publishing and researches type design and theory.

Michele Guevara
Venezuela
Professor of graphic design in Prodiseno Institute, Caracas, Venezuela. Published a paper in the book the Best of Latin American and Caribbean Graphic Design, South Point, Inc. & Print. (1995). Solo Exhibitions: Flor y nata y Todo para llevar (1997).

Alejando Lecuna
Venezuela
Designer, He studies who studied in Venezuela, New York, and Berlin.

John Moore
Venezuela
Graphic designer, type designer, illustrator and filmmaker. He has designed numerous typefaces.

Rubén Moreno
Venezuela
Graphic Designer. He specialized and works in digital design.

Ibrahim Nebreda
Venezuela
Designer. He was Head of design at MACSI and MBA. He has taught at the Neumann Institute, Prodiseno Institute, JMV University and Institute of Design Darias.

Abilio Padrón
Venezuela
Illustrator and Cartoonist. Has been awarded the National Journalism Award Leoncio Martinez (1981, 1990)

Antonio Pedota

Venezuela
Graphic Designer. Creative designer of Fisgon Design. Participated in the design of the journal Logos(Ed. 5-9) and is Professor of Design at the Design Institute of Caracas.

Régulo Pérez
Venezuela
Venezuelan painter. He studied in Venezuela, Rome and Paris. He has participated in over fifty national and international exhibitions and has received awards and reputable publications have acknowledged his work.

Ariel Pintos
Venezuela
Graphic designer, worked for the MBA, GAN, and DAVAO, among others. Participated in the development of the publication Los Logos, published by Die Gestalten Verlag, Germany.

Santiago Pol
Venezuela
Renown poster designer, member of the AGI. Has designed more than 350 posters. Has received multiple awards and his work was exhibited at 51st Biennale.

Carlos Rodríguez
Venezuela
Graphic Designer. Has participated in the design and conceptual implementation at important cultural institutions and museums. He was a member of the AGI.

Antonio Rojas
Venezuela
Graphic designer and illustrator, professor at the Institute of Design in Caracas. Founder of Fisgon Design. He currently serves as director of branding for Warner Channel.

Iván Rojas
Venezuela
Graphic designer. He has participated in exhibitions in Venezuela, San Francisco, New York, México, Cuba, Barcelona (Spain), among others.

Jacinto Salcedo
Venezuela
Graphic Designer. Editor of www.objetual.com web site, was head art director of the weekend magazine of the newspaper El Universal, Graphic Designer at the publishing house Ediciones Ekare and the Museum of Art in Maracay, Venezuela.

Domingo Villalba
Venezuela
Academic Coordinator and Professor of Design at the Institute of Design Darias, Caracas, Venezuela, and also a friend of ICOGRADA. He was a collaborator and organizer of the International Congress of Graphic Design, Venezuela.

Alexander Wright
Venezuela
Graphic designer. Is head of design and art direction in magazine Green Banana. Founder of the design studio MODO.

Pedro Zapata
Venezuela
Multifaceted artist, studied painting in Caracas and México. Awarded the National Prize of the Fine Arts (Venezuela 1980). He has been publishing the Zapatazos in El Nacional newspaper since 1965.