Gemma Villegas is a Graphic Designer specialized in the cultural sector. She has run her own studio since 2017, based in Barcelona, working in close dialogue with commissioners and collaborators for brands and organizations on a broad range of projects, including visual identities, editorial design, exhibitions, and digital platforms.
She studied at Eina and Elisava in Barcelona, as well as at AKV/St. Joost in Breda, Netherlands. While working at various studios, she attended ISIA Urbino/Werkplaats Typografie in Italy and the Typography Summer School in London.
Gemma is passionate about developing rigorous projects with a solid conceptual basis. Her aim is to transform the core of the assignment into a coherent visual language based on the essence, in order to convey ideas in a fresh and meaningful design with precise attention to typography.
Gemma is an Associate Professor at Eina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and the author of the books Fanzine Grrrls, Hygge Everyday, and Back From Vacation.
Contact
Contribution
— LADFEST Latin American Design Awards, Online 2026 / Jury Member
— ADG–FAD Laus Awards, Barcelona 2026 / Jury Member
— XXXI Jornadas de Diseño Esdir, Logroño 2026 / Speaker
— Isthmus Diseña. Conferencia Internacional. Centro de Convenciones
Ciudad del Saber, Panamá 2025 / Speaker
— ADG Talk: Identity and City. Javier Jaén and Gemma Villegas
in conversation with Mario Eskenazi, Barcelona 2025
— XXIII Junceda Awards, Barcelona 2025 / Jury Member
— ADG–FAD Design competition, Barcelona 2024 / Jury Member
— Escola Illa, Sabadell 2024 / Lecturer
— ADG–FAD Expert Comitee Member, Barcelona 2023 / Jury Member
— Escola Pia Santa Anna, Mataró 2023, 2022, 2016 / Lecturer
— Latent Fest. Auditori Municipal, Terrassa 2023 / Speaker
— LADFEST Latin American Design Awards, Online 2021 / Jury Member
— ADCE Art Directors Club Europe Awards, Barcelona 2021 / Jury Member
— ADG–FAD Laus Awards, Barcelona 2020 / Jury Member
— ADG–FAD Design competition, Barcelona 2019 / Jury Member
— Book presentation at Casa del Libro, Logroño 2019 / Speaker
— Book presentation at Dòria Llibres, Mataró 2018 / Speaker
— ADG–FAD Laus Awards, Barcelona 2013 / Jury Member
Clients
- Ajuntament de Barcelona
- Ajuntament de l'Hospitalet
- Ajuntament de Mataró
- Ajuntament de Terrassa
- Alier
- Associació Música als masos
- Casal Aliança
- CCCB Centre de Cultura Contemporània
de Barcelona - Centre d’Art La Panera
- Editorial Argonauta
- Eina. Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art
de Barcelona - FAD Foment de les Arts i el Disseny
- Fundació Banc Sabadell
- Flag Lab
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Monsa Publications
- Olga Subirós Studio
- Playa Norte
- Quepo
- Roger Llovet
- Rectoria Godmar
- Valèria Cuní Capellà
Exhibitions
Gemma Villegas. 2025: Un viatge tipogràfic. Centre d’Art La Panera (Lleida, 2025)
Cultural Traffic Arts Fair (London, Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, Chicago, 2018–2019)
Gallery Weekend (Barcelona, 2016)
It’s a Kind of Magic! Papergirl Exhibition Studienzentrum Museum Weserburg
(Bremen, 2010)
FAD Expo 2011 (Barcelona, 2011)
Arts Libris. Fira del llibre d’art i disseny Sant Jordi 2010. Arts Santa Mònica
(Barcelona, 2010)
Metamorfosis del llibre 3.0. FAD. Fostering Arts and Design (Barcelona, 2010)
PFC: Per Fi Comencem! Fostering Arts and Design (Barcelona, 2006)
Publications
ADG Laus’23 (Spain, 2024)
a!Diseño (Mexico, 2023)
BCNMCR (UK, 2023)
Eina 50 Anys (Spain, 2017)
Creative Review Monograph: Barcelona, City of Design (UK, 2012)
On Diseño (Spain, 2011)
SELECT H. Graphic Design from Spain. Index Books (Spain, 2009)
Papergirl Magazine (Germany, 2008)
Laus Book (Spain, 2008)
SELECT F. Graphic Design from Spain. Index Books (Spain, 2007)
Plecs Esparsos. Eina, Escola de Disseny i Art (Spain, 2006)
Teaching
Eina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2021–Present
Idep. Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, 2019–2025
Elisava. Barcelona School of Design and Engineering, 2024
IED. Istituto Europeo di Design, 2018–2022
LCI Barcelona. LCI Education, 2021
Seeway. Barcelona Digital Talent, 2018