Luis Castellón

Luis Castellón is a letter type designer and teacher. He graduated at the Cooper Union after completing Type@Cooper Extended 2023 and completed the course Type Design Expert Class at the Plantin Institute in Antwerp in 2022. Prior to this, Luis worked as a freelance brand identity designer for large and small organizations internationally.

Corporate Experience

• UDIT, C-A-S-T, Madrid 2023 – Present

• FILO, Type Designer Brand designer Madrid 2023 – Present

• Brand Union Freelance Designer London, 2015

• Peace One Day, Designer, London, 2009 – 2010

• MetaDesign, Freelance, Berlin, 2022

• Saffron, Freelance Designer, Madrid, 2016

• The Seeking State, Associate Designer London, 2015 – 2017

• Philharmonia, Freelance Designer London, 2015

• Forpeople, Freelance Designer London, 2015

• Proxy Ventures, Freelance Designer London, 2015

• Velocity Partners, Freelance Designer London, 2014 – 2015

• ITV, Freelance Designer London, 2012 – 2013

• Glyndebourne Freelance Designer London, 2012 – 2016

• Venturethree Freelance Designer London, 2012

• IQPC London Web team leader London, 2007 – 2009

• Red Design Intern designer Brighton, 2007

 Academic Experience

• UDIT, Teacher of Typography and Type Design Madrid, Spain, 2023 – Present 

Academic Background

• BA Spanish language and Literarure, Universidad de Granada, 1996 – 2001

• Expert Class on Type Design, Plantin Institute, Antwerp, 2021 – 2022

• Type@Cooper Extended, the Cooper Union, NYC, 2022 – 2023