Typeface design
Projects and techniques
Typeface design is a craft—a set of skills applied to creating objects that are artistic in nature but are designed for a specific practical purpose. The following articles give examples of my type design projects and address a few useful topics for type designers.
Published typeface designs
All of my published designs have been created to enable computing for under-supported language and script communities. They have been published by SIL International, and developed with the help of my talented colleagues on the SIL Writing Systems Technology team. All are freely available under the SIL Open Font License.
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Typefaces-in-progress
These are examples of personal projects in various stages of development. I tend to complete them only to meet the minimum requirements of a particular publication, use, or event. I may or may not eventually finish and publish them. If you want to see me finish any of these, contact me with your vote!
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The type design process
For Latin-script typefaces
Coming soon
One of the products of my research into the design of italics is a fresh look at the general type design process, based on analysis of the decisions a designer makes throughout the process.
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Problems of diacritic design
For Latin-script typefaces
The design of diacritics has cultural and linguistic dimensions, however it is mostly an exercise in problem-solving. This essay looks at the some of the difficulties of designing diacritics and how designers have approached solutions.
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Multitudinous alphabets
The challenges of extended Latin typeface design
Coming soon
This essay covers the history and design of extended Latin characters. It was due to be published in a journal, but has long been delayed. I’ve decided to make it available here soon.
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