Juan Torneros es artista gráfico.

Como Jefe de diseño y diseñador ha colaborado activamente con clientes colombianos de la banca, la impresión, la cultura y el petróleo. Ha trabajado para la Casa Editorial El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia.

Su trabajo de diseño ha sido reseñado en varias publicaciones impresas y electrónicas en España, Inglaterra, China, Italia, Argentina, Brasil y Estados Unidos.

Actualmente se encuentra en Buenos Aires desarrollando proyectos alrededor del veejeing (V.J.), la fotografía, la cocina y el diseño.

 

a.Distinciones y reconocimientos / prizes

2004_Mención Festival Equinoxxio. Festival de artes visuales. Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

2003_Cuarta mención concurso “Diseñe con Adobe”. Brochure Machado y Molina Asociados. U.S.A.

2002_Ganador concurso «Ilustrando a Julio Verne», Alianza Francesa. Colombia.

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b. Publicaciones con su trabajo / press

2009_Ilustraciones New Porker Magazine

www.newporker.ru/issues/issue09/

2009_Fotografías libro "Percepciones en blanco y negro". Adéer Lyiniard. Colombia.

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2008_Aparición libro "Tipografun" compendio de trabajos de diseño tipográfico la Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

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2005_Participación revista "Proyecto Diseño" No. 41. Edición aniversario. Colombia.

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2005_Libro "77 Orgasmos". Angel Becassino. Fotoilustración. Colombia.

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2004_ Ilustraciones Catálogo Asociación de Diseñadores Gráficos de Brasil.

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2004_Revista "Package Design" No. 130. Guangdong, China. Entrevista. www.flickr.com/photos/juantorneros/2356026063/

2004_ Identidad corportiva libro "Logos". Pedro Guitton. Index Book. España.

2004_ Ilustración tipográfica libro "1000 Type Treatments". Rockport . Wilson Harvey. Massachusetts. U.S.A.

www.flickr.com/photos/juantorneros/2472129325/

 

c. Exposiciones / exhibitions

2007 / 08_Exposición "Estudias o trabajas", Museo de Bogotá, Colombia.

www.colombiaaprende.edu.co/html/home/1592/article-152430....

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2006_ Exposición 1st Type’s Design Exhibition en el castillo de Santa Severa, Roma, Italia.

www.eurotypo.com/eventos_tipografia.html

2004_Participación en www.manzanazeta.com. Ediciones Postal y Sueños. Ilustración e interactividad. Colombia.

2004_Exposición de Ilustraciones Revista El Malpensante. UJTL. Colombia.

2004_Paricipación con obra gráfica en el proyecto Urballoon, Nueva York, U.S.A..

www.urballoon.com/

2003_Exposición itinerante colectiva «Ilustrando a Julio Verne». Colombia.

2002_Exposición “MotorTrend Contest 2002” (diseño automotriz). California, U.S.A.

2000_Exposición de portafolio “Semana de la fotografía en las Artes”, Colombia.

 

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Juan Torneros (31)

Colombian living in Argentina

 

Juan Torneros is a graphic artist who holds a BA from the National University of Colombia.

He has been linked as a designer with different university bodies. He has worked on literary illustration, publishing design and printed publications. Besides, he has taken part in contests, graphic projects, researches about popular graphics and design anthologies in UK, France, Brazil, Italy and China. Now he is in Buenos Aires developing veejing, editorial, artistic and cooking projects.

 

a. Mentions and acknowledgements

2010_Second place "200 seconds Buenos Aires" shortfilm contest. (Argentina)

2004_Mention "Equinoxxio Visual Arts Fest". National University. (Colombia).

2003_Fourth distinction at the contest “Diseñe con Adobe”. Brochure Machado y Molina Asociados. Bogota. (USA).

2002_First award at the contest «Ilustrando a Julio Verne», Alianza Francesa. Bogota. (Colombia, France).

1996/97_Distinctions. Department of Graphic Design. National University. (Colombia).

 

b. Exhibitions

2007 / 08_"Estudias o trabajas", Exhibition, Bogotá Museum. (Colombia).

2006_1st Type’s Design Exhibition Santa Severa Castle, Roma. (Italy).

2004_"El Malpensante" Magazine illustrations. UJTL. (Colombia).

2004_Participation with a graphic artwork in the project Urbaloon, New York. (USA).

2003_Itinerant collective Exhibition «Ilustrando a Julio Verne». State Libraries. (Colombia).

2002_Exhibition “MotorTrend Contest 2002” (Automobile design). California. (USA).

 

c. Conferences

2008_Conference about "Carrusel Magazine" design in "Latinamerican Design Meeting" Palermo University. Buenos Aires. (Argentina).

 

d. Press

2010_Macula Web Fanzine illustrations and shortfilm (Colombia).

2009_"New Porker" Web Magazine illustrations (Rusia).

2009_"Percepciones en blanco y negro" photography book compendium. Adéer Lyiniard Editions. (Colombia).

2009_"designanddesign.com Book of the year" global compendium. (France)

2008_"Tipografun" typographic book compendium of National University. (Colombia).

2005_Participation in “Proyecto Diseño” Print Magazine No. 41. Tenth anniversary edition. Design sceneries 2015. (Colombia).

2005_Book «77 Orgasmos». Angel Becassino. Photo illustration. (Colombia).

2004_Catalogue. Brazilian Graphic Designers Association. Illustration. (Brazil).

2004_«Package Design» Print Magazine No. 130. Guangdong. Exhibition of a variety of design artworks. (China).

2004_Book «Logos». Pedro Guitton. Index Book. Corporate Image. (Spain).

2004_Book «1000 Type Treatments». Rockport . Wilson Harvey. Massachusetts. US. Typographic Illustration. (USA)

 

e. Experience

2010_Freelance Graphic Designer. Bonnier Press Group. (Pol)

2010_ Graphic Designer. Editorial Atlántida (Arg). Editorial and print design.

2006_ Graphic Designer. Casa Editorial El Tiempo (Col). Editorial and print design.

2005_ Design Supervisor. Machado y Molina Asociados Ltd. (Col) Editorial and print advertisement design.

2003_Graphic Designer. Machado y Molina Asociados Ltd. (Col) Editorial and print advertisement design.

1999_Teaching Assistant Student. Graphic Design College, U.N. (Col); Editorial Design.

 

f. Education

2006_Technician in Offset Printing. SENA, Colombia.

2003_Graphic Designer specializing in Editorial Design and Illustration. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogota.

  

WHY DID I GET INTO GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY? WHAT INFLUENCES ME?

Graphic design was a casualty... I was 17 and I had a confused idea about art and design. Curiosity impulses to me. Trough the years, design impulses to me create, to left an imprint in the world. Lately, my photographic work begins with a broken relatioship. Photography helps to cure my soul. Photography helps me feel better. Photographers like Nacho Iasparra (nachoiasparra.com.ar) and Candida Hofer (renabranstengallery.com/hofer.html ) inspire to me. Designers like Jorge Restrepo (wonksite.com), Sol del Río (laboratoryo.com) and Stefan Sagmeister (sagmeister.com) inspire to me too. Topics like city, heaven, the absence of human motive, contemplation and loneliness are interpretation tools to creation.

 

WHAT IS DESIGN FOR ME?

Design is the fact of objectifying an aesthetic human condition, understood as a collective benefit. That is to say: all of us can judge beauty or the aesthetic appropriateness of a dress we put on, of a poster’s message, of a public transport seat, etc. In nowadays society, we understand this as a specialty which fulfill a communication function with a variety of specific aims and needs. And the need of that specialty generates graphic design.

 

WHAT IS MY CREATION PROCESS LIKE?

As a freelance designer, the relation with my clients takes place in the afternoon . Morning hours are used for creating new ideas. The need of getting information about the clients and about the neighbouring context is of a key value. Internet, television and cinema, besides of being a hobby, are source of crossed references which are reflected in the design solutions. Through time, I have become aware of this aspect.

 

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A DESIGNER IN COLOMBIA FOR ME?

It implies a bit of contradiction. It’s a miracle, a need, a reflection and a dilemma.

A miracle, because in a country in conflict the intangible needs of the cultural and aesthetic stuff is pushed into the background.

A need, because a country with conflicts is a country with economics problems; to communicate with precision and awareness of the resources become a requirement.

A reflection, because each communication need is unique, particular and valid. The connection with reality is inevitable and it gives another point of view on the national situations.

A dilemma of crossed references. The criteria of formal choice of graphic design’ pieces is still very relative, characteristic of each designer-client relationship. I think important to tell that an interdisciplinary character is being assumed already.

 

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