Mónica Acosta Torres, Msc

Born in 1988 in Ibarra, Ecuador. She is a graphic designer and has worked

as a freelance since 2008. In 2009, she conducted research on the Caranquis

(ancient andean culture) and turned it into a children’s educational

book. She obtained a masters degree in technologies applied to education,

and†started†has†taught†at†universities†in†the†region∫†Pontifical†Catholic†University

of Ecuador, Otavalo University, Cotacachi Institute and is currently

a lecturer at the Universidad Técnica del Norte. Her line of research is the

history of design and typography. In 2015 she created a Masive Open

Online Course on typography to facilitate the teaching of graphic design

students.

She belongs to the Worldwide Graphic Designers and collaborated for the

project For the next generation, participated as organizer and team leader

of Ecuador in TINESTE 2016 that is an student tipography exhibition of

Turkey, Indonesia, Nicaragua and Ecuador, and she is a Vice-Leader in TYPE

UNITE 17 that is an iniciative of lecturers to bringing together student

designers from different countries. She participated in Paper Beauties

Orient “Ceremony Paper” Pattern Design International Invitation Exhibition

2017 and “Beautiful Island of Korea, Dokdo” The International Invitation

Exhibition.