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Jorge Restrepo
www.wonksite.com
wonksite@gmail.com
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Residence: Bogotá, Colombia
Connecting cities: New York, USA/London, UK/Buenos Aires,
Argentina
The work of this designer, which has a
strong inclination toward typographic
experimentation, has been included
in various publications such as Latin
American Graphic Design, Anniversary
Book, 15th Anniversary Book, and 1000
Type Treatments among others. He has
also contributed to the magazines IdN,
Computer Arts, Visual Magazine, the
Chilean magazine Blank, and has worked
for P576 (Colombia) and RAD – the
Colombian Academic Design network.
SINCE 2002 + WONKSITE STUDIO + has
been the studio of the Colombian designer
Jorge Restrepo in Bogotá. He graduated
with a degree in graphic design from the
National University of Colombia and is
currently a typography professor at the
Jorge Tadeo Lozano University and art
director for the advertising agency JWT
Colombia. He has also been art director
for the magazine Cambio.
Restrepo was also responsible for the
Colombian Passion exhibition held in
Hong Kong and was invited to participate
giving conferences at the PechaKucha
series of events – an exhibition and
meeting place for young designers created
by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham in
Tokyo and which is currently taking place
in far fl ung corners of the globe. He also
gives talks and seminars frequently at
different universities across Colombia.
New York, USA
London, UK
Bogotá, Colombia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Font Management/Magazine illustration/2007
Bolívar Chile/Magazine illustration/2004
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The 3rd Way/Magazine illustration/2007
Web Design/Magazine cover/Illustration/2003 1970/Illustration/Hand drawn/2008
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