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San Juan, Puerto Rico

I never thought my first book would be completed amidst a global pandemic, but the universe had other plans. This book is based on a project that instructed us to travel the only way we could: using Google street view. The premise was underrepresented typography, and immediately I knew I wanted to make it about Puerto Rico because I’ve lived there my whole life. This gave me the opportunity to realize this book by collecting the images in person. At first I wanted to make it about Puerto Rico in general, but eventually decided on limiting it to San Juan since it is a place I am more familiar with. 

This book was intended to be a fun project as part of my Typography course, but things changed and got more serious along the way and now I will be self-publishing it. It was a long process involving various trips to San Juan, as well as hunting for typography and signage online to seek it out in person. I am so grateful to be able to represent where I’m from with this book, as well as show the world the timeless beauty found in every day type.

About the Author: Sofia Guerra Cardona

Sofia A. Guerra Cardona is a student currently 
majoring in marine biology with a minor in graphic design at Nova Southeastern University. She’s 
interested  in  all forms of artistic expression and 
mediums including painting, drawing, sculpting, 
design, digital art, and metalwork. Sofía was born in Boston but raised in Puerto Rico where she 
currently lives.

View the Project:

Here are some preview spreads. Amazon link coming soon!

Thank you so much for checking out my work and being a part of my journey.

Researchers

Fall 2021
Alexandra Achenbach
Asha Dalling
Vivian Duran
Crystal Ho
Shannon Kunkel
Margeaux Miller
Diana Ramirez Carvallo
Tristen Trivett
Nicholas Waguespack
Eleanor Wind

Fall 2020
Sofia Guerra Cardona
Victoria Kuzmicki
Rachel Larson
Samantha McCarrick
Kaeleigh Sturgeon
Skylyr Jade VanDerveer

Courses

Fall 2024
Typography (ARTS 215)
George Mason University Korea
Incheon, South Korea

Fall 2020/2021
Typography (ARTS 3650)
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Instructor

Miriam Ahmed, PhD
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
School of Art, George Mason University
mahmed62@gmu.edu

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