Jeth Torres is a Filipino graphic designer concentrating on visual identity, typography, and calligraphic illustration.
His calligraphy style is a combination of Blackletter, Islamic calligraphy, Baybayin strokes, calligrams, and graffiti.
He has worked on projects for Nike, Air Jordan, The Department of Tourism Philippines, WWF Philippines, DITO, among others.
He is continuously exploring different letterforms and calligraphic illustrations for his own brand Swash Originals, which promotes dark visuals and patriotism by expressing them through calligraphy and typography that are translated into various products.
He is a founding partner at Manila Middle Ground, a creative retail store and events space focusing on local art and design merchandise, located at 238 Pablo Ocampo Sr. Extension, Barangay San Antonio, Makati City, Philippines.
He is also the co-founder of Type Fair PH, an annual gathering and celebration of Filipino type and talent.
Let's go Memphis Grizzlies!
SELECTED ACCOLADES
Certificate of Typographic Excellence,
Communication Design, Experimental Category
Gold - Applied Typography
under Team Manila Graphic Design Studio
Bronze - Best Design, Applied Typography
under Team Manila Graphic Design Studio
Mapa Manila
Bronze - Best Design, Collateral
under Team Manila Graphic Design Studio
SELECTED PRESS
The Design Kids - October 2024 Newsletter
SELECTED CLIENTS
Nike, Air Jordan, Department of Tourism Philippines
World Wildlife Fund, Ayala Land, Inc., DITO Telecommunity,
Adobo Magazine, Davies Paints, ArmyNavy, MRM/McCann Manila,
Team Manila Graphic Design Studio, CIA Bootleg Manila,
EON Group, Dynamo Design Group, Kuretake ZIG Philippines
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & MARKETS
2024 Design Week Philippines (Manila)
2023 Design Week Philippines (Manila)
2023 Purveyr Fair (Manila)
2014 Type Kita (Manila)
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Space Discourse by The Twelfth House, 09/27/25
MOCAF (Modern & Contemporary Art Festival), 07/02/25
Creative Grounds by Kohi Studios, 08/09/25
DoodleCon, 06/28/25
Flower Market, 02/08/25
Show Up by RiseSpace Art Gallery, 06/08/24
Typography Talks by Font Fiesta, 10/14/23
Transcend by UST - Communication Arts Students' Association, 04/01/23
IDLE by Outspace Productions/Lyceum University of the Philippines - Fine Arts, 01/06/23
Filipino Typography 101 by Yabang Pinoy, 03/18/22
Ink Talks by Staedtler Philippines, 10/19/19
Pinta't Grapika by Mapua University, 04/13/18