Juan Carlos Pagan is a Designer, Typographer, and Creative Director. He received his BFA from Parsons School of Design in 2006, and completed his postgraduate studies in typeface design at The Cooper Union in 2011. Some of Juan's clients include Pinterest, Cîroc, Under Amour, The New York Times, Variety Magazine, Apple, Google, Disney, and ESPN.

Juan has been honored for his work by The Type Directors Club, Communication Arts, The ADC, The One Show, Graphis, Cannes Lions, Clios, FastCo, 4A's, and Print Magazine among others. In 2013 Juan received the Art Directors Club Young Gun Award (YG11), honoring vanguard creatives under the age of 30. That same year he was named the top of Adweek‘s Talent 100, and he graced the cover of that year's issue. He was subsequently nominated for Print Magazines New Visual Artist 20 Under 30. In 2018 Juan received the Type Directors Club Ascenders Award, which recognizes designers who are 35 years of age and under for their remarkable achievement in design and typography. In 2019 Juan was asked to join the board of directors of the Type Directors Club.

Juan is currently the founding partner and Executive Creative Director of Sunday Afternoon. He previously held Head of Design and Creative Director positions at, 72andSunny NY, Deutsch NY, DDB NY, and MTV.