Maria Montes Studio

I’m very proud to have developed the new visual identity for (ICKI).

After a first instalment held in 2019, the program once again champions calligraphy as an educational, artistic, therapeutic and social tool, while inviting reflection on our identity, learning, memory, health, and technology.

The initiative, led by designer and calligrapher  (Kö estudio), in collaboration with cultural, academic, and community organisations, will take place in Navarra (Spain) between January & August 2026. It combines workshops, lectures, labs, artistic interventions, and public events.

In a world dominated by screens, reclaiming calligraphy is almost an act of resistance. It is memory. It is identity. It is thought in motion.

This second edition grows with more voices and more questions. I hope you will join us!

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Estoy muy orgullosa de haber desarrollado la nueva identidad visual de Itinerarios de Caligrafia / Kaligrafia Ibilbideak (ICKI).

Tras una primera entrega celebrada en 2019, el programa vuelve a reivindicar la letra manuscrita como herramienta educativa, artística, terapéutica y social, a la vez que propone una reflexión sobre nuestra identidad, el aprendizaje, la memoria, la salud y la tecnología. 

La iniciativa, impulsada por la diseñadora y calígrafa  (Kö estudio), en colaboración con entidades culturales, académicas y comunitarias, se desarrollará entre enero y agosto de 2026 en Navarra, combinando talleres, conferencias, laboratorios, intervenciones artísticas y actividades abiertas al público.

En un mundo dominado por pantallas, recuperar la escritura a mano es casi un acto de resistencia. Es memoria. Es identidad. Es pensamiento en movimiento.

Esta segunda edición crece con más voces y más preguntas. Espero que nos acompañéis!

Message to my younger self: “Montes, in 2026 — eight years after presenting your first font in front of 700 people at .design.conference — will be released on Adobe Fonts, and you’ll laugh at all those months going to the physio and asking yourself why on earth you were doing this”.

Thanks to for making this possible 💚💙

Kanat Latin keeps growing wings!

My latest display font is a finalist in this year’s Magazine awards. Feeling incredibly proud of this project and the positive response so far.

Test-drive and grab this bold, juicy beauty at and