Gustavo Soares

Gustavo Soares is an Instructor in Continuing Education at The Cooper Union, specializing in typography, information design, and wayfinding systems. With master's degrees in Information Design (University of Reading) and Type and Media (Royal Academy of Arts, KABK), he brings both academic expertise and practical industry experience.

His professional background includes leadership roles in major wayfinding projects for international events including FIFA World Cup 2014, Rio 2016 Olympics, and Lima 2019 Pan-American Games. Soares has designed custom typefaces and developed productivity workflows emphasizing typographic hierarchies and micro-typography.