Jo Malinis is a graphic designer, type designer, and educator from the Philippines. While engaging in custom type projects for brand identities, she slowly developed a passion for type design, propelling her to delve deeper into the field. In 2020, Jo founded Type63, an initiative that aims to serve as a platform to celebrate and showcase type design and typography by Filipinos. In 2022, she earned a postgraduate certificate from Type West at the Letterform Archive. Currently, Jo is an instructor at the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Fine Arts, teaching Visual Design Communication and Type Design.