The Daily Eckardt: Carlos Segura

Carlos Segura, came to the United States from Cuba at the age of nine. He worked for many prestigious ad agencies, including BBDO, Young & Rubicam, and DDB Needham.

Carlos Segura, Berlin, 2010 (© Marc Eckardt)

In 1991 he founded Segura Inc., Chicago, to pursue design more creatively with the goal of blending as much “fine art” into “commercial art” as he could. In 1994, the T26 Digital Type Foundry was born to explore the typographical side of the business. In 2001, Segura again ventured into new territory by starting 5inch, and in 2004, launched CarType with further expansions of the typographical segment with BikeType, MotoType and TruckType. Segura Inc. and T26 have received numerous awards, including from the Tokyo Type Directors Club, The Society of Typographic Arts, the New York Art Directors Club, the New York Type Directors Club, and the American Center for Design. In 2004, Carlos Segura was named one of the 21st Century’s 100 best designers and was honoured with Europe’s Red Dot Award. His work has appeared in many journals and publications, and in exhibits from the Denver Art Museum to Tokyo Japan.

Carlos Segura, geboren in Kuba, lebt seit seinem neunten Lebensjahr in den USA. Er arbeitete für BBDO, Young & Rubicam, DDB Needham und andere renommierte Agenturen. 1991 gründete er Segura Inc., Chicago. Sein Ziel: Kreatives Design und der maximale Mix von “schöner Kunst” und Kommerz. 1994 entstand T26 Digital Type Foundry, die sich der typografischen Seite des Geschäfts widmet. 2001 wandte sich Segura mit 5inch einem neuen Sektor zu, 2004 expandierte er das typografische Segment mit BikeType, MotoType und TruckType. Segura Inc. und T26 wurden mehrfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem vom Tokyo Type Directors Club, der Society of Typographic Arts, dem New York Art Directors Club, dem New York Type Directors Club und des American Center for Design. 2004 stand Carlos Segura auf Platz 1 der 100 Besten Designer des 21. Jahrhunderts und erhielt den europäischen Red Dot Award. Seine Projekte werden in zahlreichen Journalen und Publikationen dokumentiert und sind Exponate in Ausstellungen vom Denver Art Museum bis Tokio/Japan.

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Carlos Segura

Carlos Segura came to the United States from Cuba at the age of nine. He worked for many prestigious ad agencies, including BBDO, Young & Rubicam, and DDB Needham. In 1991 he founded Segura Inc., Chicago, to pursue design more creatively with the goal of blending as much “fine art” into “commercial art” as he could. In 1994, the T26 Digital Type Foundry was born to explore the typographical side of the business. In 2001, Segura again ventured into new territory by starting 5inch, and in 2004, launched CarType with further expansions of the typographical segment with BikeType, MotoType and TruckType. Segura Inc. and T26 have received numerous awards, including from the Tokyo Type Directors Club, The Society of Typographic Arts, the New York Art Directors Club, the New York Type Directors Club, and the American Center for Design. In 2004, Carlos Segura was named one of the 21st Century’s 100 best designers and was honoured with Europe’s Red Dot Award. His work has appeared in many journals and publications, and in exhibits from the Denver Art Museum to Tokyo Japan.