Clara Cayosa

I am a graphic designer and strategist from the Philippines, currently based in Providence, US pursuing an MFA in Graphic Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. With expertise in crafting brand identity systems, I’m particularly interested in working on large-scale design projects.

Beyond client work, I am passionate about the intersection of design, type, national identity, and (g)local culture. After receiving multiple type design scholarships, I have contributed to the growth of the type design practice in the Philippines by leading Tipong Pilipino and teaching advanced type design at Ateneo de Manila University.

CV available by request
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AWARDS
– first prize, Updike Prize
– recipient, Malee Scholarship with Sharp Type Co. 2020
– recipient, scholarship in TypeWest, Type Design program at the Letterform Archive


FEATURES
Rolling Stones Phillippines
How Filipino Type Designers are Preserving Cultural Legacy

Letterform Archive
Student Spotlight: Seven Years of Type Design Graduates 
for winning the type design award Updike Prize

CNN Life, Fifth Wall Fest
How Dance and Design Intersect a personal essay written on 2021 for my love for the two fields






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CURRENT THOUGHTS
reflecting on Kenya Hara’s concept on glocal, Jane Benette’s book on Vibrant Matter, anima sana in corpore sano and why I signed up for the Providence Marathon this May.