A peek inside Brazilian vernacular typography
By: Renata Szlachta
Date: Nov 15, 2018
Location: Brazil, South America
Resource Type: Linked article
In the past decades Vernacular Typography emerged as an exciting movement in Latin America. Gaining inspiration directly from their roots and giving it a platform through the design lenses, Brazilian designers are reinventing what design is all about for us in a meaningful local way. In the Brazilian context, vernacular typography is a fresh, imaginative and honest way of telling who we are as creatives.
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