Gustavo Ferreira was born in Rio de Janeiro (1977), currently living and working in Amsterdam. Graduated in graphic and product design at the Esdi in Rio de Janeiro, continued his studies at the HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany (communication and planning) and at Type&Media/KABK in The Netherlands (type design and font production). Works on the Elementar font system since 2002/2003. Worked as community manager for FontStruct in 2009, while continuing his research and design work in his digital laboratory Hipertipo.