Inside the Mind of a Type Designer

I am a sucker for process. I drool at the thought of reams of artist sketches, I love the behind-the-scenes letters sometimes exhibited in museums to accompany a given collection, and I absolutely, positively get a kick out of reading the how of a what. So I owe a big thanks to Kris Sowersby for exposing the shadows of his type design process to the light, for all to read.



Kris doesn't just provide a behind-the-scenes how-to. He also reveals his own personal approach to designing typefaces, and he gives us a little hint at just how much work goes into something as "mundane" as making letters. This is such a great example of how the ever-so-slightest details, imperceptible to most non-designers, are the be all and end all for those of us who spend our time making things that look nice actually work.