ABOUT US

We are Bastarda®, a design studio focused on typographic production through brand identity design. Our attention to detail drives us create unique brands and innovative fonts.

TEAM

Seb Castellanos de la HozCO-FOUNDER & TYPE DESIGNER

Jason GuzmánCO-FOUNDER & TYPE DESIGNER

Silvana AponteDESIGNER

Nayeli JarabaDESIGNER

Diego AguilarALLIED DESIGNER / 

Alejandro BernalADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Carolina Ianniniproject manager / 

Eduardo PalmaNEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE

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FAMILY

Oscar GuerreroTYPE DESIGNER

Julian MoncadaTYPE DESIGNER

Laura CárdenasBOOK DESIGNER

Andres TrianaAUDIOVISUAL PRODUCER

Julián BoteroILLUSTRATOR

Contra StudioDESIGNERS & DEVELOPERS

Yilmar SernaMOTION DESIGNER

AWARDS

Certificate of Typographic Excellence, Type Directors Club (TDC). Logotipo Queso Pera, Alpina. 2023 / Certificate of Typographic Excellence, Type Directors Club (TDC). Logotipo Rompe, Paramo. 2023 / TL2022 Tipos Latinos (Superfamilia) Semana. Bogotá, CO. 2022 / LAD Latin American Design Awards (Tipografía), Penitente BT, Bronce. Lima, PE. 2022 / Communication Arts Award of Excellence 2021 Capitanejo BT (MH), Typography / Communication Arts Award of Excellence 2020 Specimen Book, Design + Self-Promotion / LAD Latin American Design Awards (Tipografía), Barbara BT, Plata. Lima, PE. 2019 / BID18 Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (Tipografía), Kiffo BT sello latinoamerica. Madrid, ES. 2018 / LAD Latin American Design Awards (Tipografía) Orca BT Display, Bronce. Lima, PE. 2018 / TL2018 Tipos Latinos (Títulos) Orca BT Display. Bogotá, CO. 2018

TALKS

Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, LAD Fest - Latin American Design Festival, workshop (Typebranding). Lima, PE. 2023 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, Semillero de Investigación de la Universidad del Cauca, workshop (Unconventional Fonts). Popayán, Col. 2023 / Guest Speaker online, Type Director Club TDC Cha Che Chi. 2023 / Guest Speaker online, International University IU. Germany. 2023 / Guest Speaker, TMX Tipografia México. Oaxaca, MX 2022 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, Semana del diseño Costa Rica, workshop (Unconventional Logos). San José, CR. 2022 / Guest Speaker, DDD Distrito de diseño en Medellín. Medellín, CO. 2020 / Guest Speaker online, TypeLab School of Art. The Cooper Union. New York, USA 2019 / Guest Speaker online, CEDIM. Monterrey, MX. 2019 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, VI Congreso nacional en diseño. Valledupar, CO. 2019 / Guest Speaker, Tipos Latinos. Bogotá, CO. 2019 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, I.U Bellas Artes y Ciencias de Bolivar. Cartagena, CO. 2019 / Guest Speaker, Bauhaus 100 Colombia. Bogotá, CO. 2019 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, Tipos Latinos Ibagué. Ibagué CO. 2019 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, The Bogotá Departament Nike On Air. Bogotá, CO. 2019 / Workshop Leader, TYPORN (Typography Workshop). Bogotá, CO. 2019 / Workshop Leader, TYPORN (Typography Workshop). Medellín, CO. 2019 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, Festival de Diseño del Pacifico. Cali, CO. 2018 / Guest Speaker and Workshop Leader, Piloto Design Fest Universidad Piloto de Colombia. Bogotá, CO, 2018 / Guest Speaker, 3er Foro Chibalete, Organizado por Tipografilia. CDMX, MX. 2017

EXHIBITIONS

En “Tipo, Lito, Calavera”a cargo de Piedra, Tijera, Papel.
Museo Casa Republicana Banco de la República. Bog. COL. 2022 / Exposición de Espécimenes tipográficos Relámpago®. Bog. COL. 2022 / Espécimen tipográfico Tangrama® inspirado el la Obra de ANTONIO CARO. Bogotá, CO. 2019 / TL 2018 Bienal de Tipografía Cali, Ibague, CO. Cordona, Pampa. AR / BID18 Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño, BT Kiffo. Madrid, ES. 2018 / Octava Bienal de Tipografía, BT Orca Display. Tipos Latinos, 2018 / Diseño de tipos contemporáneo, Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago de Chile, CL. 2016 / TypeMasters Exhibition, from the “Berliner Typostammtisch” Universität der Kunst. Berlin, DE. 2016

PUBLICATIONS

En “Year Book of Type” Penitente BT Movie Typefaces. ISBN: 978-3-948440-41-1. Slanted DE. 2022 / Specimen Bastarda Incompletas. CO. 2022 / Typography Specimen, Bastarda® ISBN: 978–958–52672–0–6. CO. 2020 / Manifestando Realidades, CO. 2019 / Typodiarium 2018 ASIN: B06XKZ8KJ9, DE. 2017 / Orca Typeface MATD Graduates 365Typo Book 2, ISBN: por confirmar, UK. 2015 / Banknotes as Typographic Monuments Research, MA dissertation, University of Reading. Reading, UK. 2015

TRADE GUILDS

ATypI, Association Typographique Internationale / Alphabetts Mentors, Alphabet Mentorship Program / Type Crit Crew, Type Design Mentorship Program / TDL Tipos De Letra,Grupo latinoamericano de diseño y comercialización de tipografía / TiposLatinos, Diseñadores de tipos latinoamericano / Typorn, Dissemination and education around typeface design in Colombia and Latin America.

CONTACT US

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