Andreu Balius, Spain (2010)
Andreu Balius is a type designer and digital punchcutter based in Barcelona (Spain). He designs retail and custom typefaces at typerepublic.com and has been awarded with several Excellence in Type...
Read full biographyAndreu Balius is a type designer and digital punchcutter based in Barcelona (Spain). He designs retail and custom typefaces at typerepublic.com and has been awarded with several Excellence in Type Design for his type design work. He is also a member of TDC (Type Directors Club) and ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale).
He holds a PhD in Design from the University of Southampton (UK) and teaches typography and type design at EINA, University School of Design and Art, in Barcelona. Apart from his type affairs, he also loves hiking and riding on his mountain bike.
Publications
Type at work. The use of type in editorial design
(2003)
- Andreu Balius
Bis publishers
Use of type in editorial design explained through different approaches from conceptual to experimental. English edition, published by BIS publishers. Amsterdam, 2003. French edition, published by Pyramid. Paris, 2003. Spanish edition, published by IndexBook. Barcelona, 2003.
Exhibitions
Design Museum - DHUB. Barcelona, Spain
Works exhibited in the permanent collection
Education
Professor
- Undergraduate,
- Postgraduate
2014 – today
- EINA, Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona (Spain)
Professor at Typography and type design projects
Associate professor
- Undergraduate,
- Postgraduate
2000 – 2014
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain)
Professor of design practices at Faculty of Audiovisual Communication
Awards
2024
2024
2021
2021
2021
2019
2019
2013
2011
2010
2005
2002
2001
1997
1997