Alberto Montt

Alberto José Montt Moscoso (Quito, Ecuador, December 22, 1972) is a Chilean graphic designer and plastic artist mainly known for his online comic-strip Dosis diarias,[1] (in English, Daily Doses), where he has published since 2006 until today.[2]

Alberto Montt
Alberto Montt, 2012.
Born
Alberto José Montt Moscoso

(1972-12-22)December 22, 1972
Quito, Ecuador
NationalityChilean
Known forPlastic arts
Illustration
Graphic design

He was born in Ecuador as the son of Alberto Montt (Chilean) and Consuelo Moscoso (Ecuadorian). He studied graphic design and plastic arts in Quito.[1] After graduation, he founded a design firm, and published his works on the magazines Gestión, Diners Club and the newspaper supplement «La pandilla» in El Comercio.[1]

In 1998 he moved to Santiago de Chile.[2] His first job was as an op-ed writer for the newspaper El Mercurio.[2] Afterwards, he worked for the magazines Qué Pasa, Capital and Blank, in addition to illustrating several child books.[1]

He has published several illustration books, including, Para ver y no creer (2001),[3] En dosis diarias (2008),[4] ¡Mecachendié! (2012),[5] and El código de la amistad de Chivas Regal (2012).[6] In 2010, he was nominated for an 2010 Altazor Awards in the «Graphic design and illustration» category for his participation in the book Recetas al pie de la letra.[7] The following year, the broadcast network Deutsche Welle awarded him with The BOBs to «Best Spanish language Blog» for Dosis diarias.[8]

References
  1. "Alberto Montt / Claudia Vega". Grupo Santillana. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. Ángela Tapia (September 5, 2012). "El feliz infierno de Alberto Montt". Emol. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  3. "Para ver y no creer". Google Books. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  4. "En dosis diarias". Google Books. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  5. "Mecachendié". Prometeo. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  6. "Alberto Montt se inspira en el whisky y la amistad en nuevo libro de ilustraciones". Emol. October 25, 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  7. "Alberto Montt". Altazor. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. "Winner 2011 - The BOBs". The BOBs. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
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