tooya stands for -
the office of Yomar Augusto
tooya is a progressive design & typographic studio built for the digital age, with more the 15 years of experience working in Brazil, Europe & United States. In 2016 Tooya relocated to California from NYC. Born in Brasilia and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Yomar initially trained as a graphic designer, earned a Masters in Type Design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Yomar has also presented commercial and conceptual projects with solo exhibitions in Asia, Europe, North & South America.
celebrity type
otf handwritten typeface
nyc, 2015
using and adapting the celebrities’ own handwriting for the campaign, this project presented so many challenges, like how to build and demonstrate 4 different personalities in 4 open type calligraphic custom made fonts. due the time constraints this project has been done in 10 days. (it was hard but fun)