With a PhD with honours in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona, Manuel Sesma is a teacher, researcher, editor, and translator specializing in typography.
His professional journey began as a photographer and graphic designer, eventually transitioning into academia.
For over a decade, he has co-directed Tipo e Editorial, a publishing project dedicated to books on Latino typography. He has taught at various higher education institutions in Spain. He is a professor in the Design Degree program at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), where he holds the position of Director of the Department of Design and Image.