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$40 USD / hour

buenos aires caba,

argentina

$40 USD / hour

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Joined January 8, 2014

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John Ivan V.

@johnvargasb

4.9

(14 reviews)

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$40 USD / hour

buenos aires caba,

argentina

$40 USD / hour

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Diseño gráfico y tipográfico - Type & Graphic Designer

John Vargas Beltrán (Bogotá – Colombia, born on October 12, 1974) is a Graphic Designer graduated from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (1997) with over 10 years’ experience working as a calligrapher, typeface and lettering designer. Since 1997, John has designed a series of fonts, specialized for display or title use. Currently, John has designed new typefaces published recently by Google Web Fonts and MyFonts. He is also the co-founder of the [login to view URL] collective and ADG Colombia group (Colombian Graphic Designers Association). Besides he worked for over 8 years in the advertising interactivity department at ad agencies like Euro RSCG and G2. John has got two postgraduate degrees, one for Design Management from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Colombia - 2003), and another for Typographic Design from Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina - 2010). Most Recently in March 2012, his project Macondo was selected at Tipos Latinos 2012 Biennial.

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The idea for Cambalache was conceived back in 2008 and was to create a geometrical font based on tangential modules into structure. The serif would be arranged, looking to approach to the lettering shapes. The creative concept has a feel from the mid-30s of last century, reaching a taste of retro and vintage style.

Includes oldstyle numbers, slashed zero, standard and discretional ligatures.

Available at MyFonts, http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/vargusjohn/cambalache/

Cambalache font family

A display fontface for titles inspired on Latin America, Ethnic, Native, Tribal, Mysthical, Handmade, Aboriginal, Pre-Hispanic, Pre-Columbian, Textured.

By mid-1997 I was developed the early type edition was called “Muisca Sans” as my work for the degree in Graphic Design (Universidad Nacional de Colombia), based on the concept of pre-Columbian figures characteristics within some of the very few visual elements recovered from the Muisca culture, ancient pre-Columbian tribe disappeared before the arrival of the Spaniards in what is now central Colombia. In fact, the name of the capital Bogotá (the capital of Colombia) goes back to Bacatá as primary or village downtown of what was once the imperial capital of tribe Muisca. Although this unfinished early typographic project has not yet been published, Tequendama is the evolution of the first one.

Tequendama reminds the myth of Muisca culture and religion of this tribe. http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/vargusjohn/tequendama/

Tequendama

$Kalimba (name of an African percussion musical instrument) is inspired from common simple shapes present in many visual elements of African and Afro-American cultures. With more than 500 glyphs, Kalimba can be used in European languages (central/east). The font includes some OpenType features as ligatures, fractions and ordinals among others. Recommended for logos, illustrations, games and more graphic design pieces that requires an African taste and essence.$

Kalimba font family

A font face with cyber, spacial, and aerial connotations that offers a decisive futuristic and techno spirit. Available in two stylish versions, clear and rusty.

With one alternate for lowercase /a/ and more diacritics and ligatures and extended range glyphs and more new stylish alternates, Cygnus can be used in titles and display text that require a futuristic and dynamic style.

Recommended for games, presentations, or any graphic design pieces that reveal and need futuristic, techno, spacial, aerial and/or Sci-fi style.

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/vargusjohn/cygnus/

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Cambalache font family

Tequendama

Kalimba font family

Cygnus Font

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5.0

€1,854.00 EUR

exclusive script/blackboard font for a organic farming organisation

Among all the Typographers who did participate in this contest, John was indeed a real pro! I had no doubt that he would succeed in delivering a perfect script font. And he did. He is VERY serious and shows a high level of expertise. I will certainly work with him on variations of this font. Thanks John!!

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Laurent V.

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6 years ago

4.0

$500.00 USD

Project for johnvargasb

Very good. Excellent work!!

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Clara D.

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7 years ago

5.0

$350.00 USD

Design a custom font typeface -- 2

John has delivered exactly what we were looking for. He has a great knowledge in font creation and his quality of work is excellent. Not only we received a professional looking font, but also got a few tips on what to look out for when it comes to creating a new font. Easy to communicate with. Will hire again.