Gabriela Fontanillas.
VACA. Creative & Art Director
VACA. Creative & Art Director
Venezuelan graphic designer and visual communicator. Co-founder and creative director of VACA (Visión Alternativa C.A.) and Associate Director of Laboratorio de Tipografía de Caracas: a space dedicated to the investigation, documentation and promotion of graphic design in Venezuela.
From 1999 to 2009 she taught at the Escuela de Comunicación Visual ProDiseño, and served as a member of the board of directors between 2010 and 2022. In 2006 she was invited as a jury member at the international competition, Most Beautiful Books in the World. Her work has received various recognition in several graphic design competitions, such as: Best Books from All Over the World (Leipzig), Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño (Spain), Latin American Design Awards (Perú), III Premio latinoamericano al diseño editorial (Argentina).
She currently works in her design studios, Visión Alternativa (VACA) and in Laboratorio de Tipografía de Caracas.