Yvonne Cao is a designer, typographer, and educator. Cao holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Louisiana State University. She currently teaches interactive design, typography, package design and publication design at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. Cao draws on her dual cultural backgrounds and has worked for renowned international clients such as Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, and Chevrolet. She is currently a designer for Pier 1 Imports. Cao’s professional graphic design work has received recognition from GRAPHIS, HOW International Design Awards, Summit International Awards, American Advertising Awards, Horizon Interactive Awards and UCDA Design awards. She authored Visual Translation — a research paper on facilitating smooth visual transitions in cross-cultural branding through typography. Moving beyond the traditional, her work introduces an innovative methodology for designing typefaces using existing Latin typefaces. She is a frequent participant and part presenter at TypeCon and AIGA conferences.