Contrafonts.
Typedesign practice by Joaquín Contreras Soto.
We specialize in designing original and custom fonts. We have a passion for eye-catching title fonts and take special care in type for text. Our practice is rooted in our expertise in designing books and visual identities. We create custom fonts for graphic identities, comic book illustrators, and logos. We can also modify fonts or create new ones based on handwritten or manuscript models.
We have worked designing commercial fonts for Fontfabric, W Type Foundry, Negro Diseño, Pablo Delcielo, among others. Some fonts highlighted by our colleagues are Romances (Tipos Latinos 2008), based on the calligraphic work of designer Mauricio Amster Cats, and CF Santiago (Tipos Latinos 2018), based on inscriptions from colonial churches in Santiago, Chile.
Joaquín took the Expert Class Type Design programm at the Plantin Moretus Institute.
He has taught at various Chilean universities (Universidad de Chile, Universidad Diego Portales, Universidad del Desarrollo, DuocUC). He has presented his work at various design events in Chile, Bolivia, Slovakia, and Portugal. He has been a jury representative for Chile at the 7º Tipos Latinos Typography Biennial 2016.
contact: joaquin@contrafonts.cl
2026 © Joaquín Contreras • Based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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