Joana is a type designer based in Porto, Portugal. She has degrees in architecture and graphic design, and an MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading. With her strong interest in global linguistic culture, Joana designs typefaces for Indic writing systems, and has developed multilingual work for the Indian Type Foundry and Google Fonts. She teaches type design at ESAD College of Art and Design where she shares her love of letters with students.