Iván Martínez

Ivan Martinez (Mexico City, 1981), is an editorial designer based in Mexico City. His current work focuses on the development of fictional narratives and publications inspired by the aesthetics of rumor and its mechanisms of propagation and modification. He studied graphic design at UAM Xochimilco in Mexico City and completed his Master’s studies at ArtEZ / Werkplaats Typografie (Arnhem, The Netherlands, 2013–2015), and attended the Jan van Eyck Academie residency program (Maastricht, the Netherlands, 2016–2017). He designed the publication “Carlos Amorales’ Life in the Folds” for the Mexican Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale and the identity design “Fun & Fury!” for Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, Switzerland. He has designed publications and identity projects for several artists and for institutions such as Het Nieuwe Instituut (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), De Vleeshall (Middelburg, the Netherlands) Museo Jumex (Mexico City, Mexico), MUAC (Mexico City, Mexico), the University of San Diego (California, USA) among others.