Found Type in Nicaragua

2024 / Print

This zine documents hand-painted signs, vinyls on vehicles, and typography in churches in order to showcase and preserve Nicaraguan graphic art. Heavily influenced by Ellen Lupton’s ideas on typography as cultural memory, the series highlights the visual language of Nicaragua’s streets—where text functions not only as signage but as a marker of identity, commerce, and spirituality. By preserving these ephemeral designs, this project captures a visual landscape that has not been looked that through the aesthetic eye.