I’ve long been fascinated by letters, this code that sits at the intersection of form, language and meaning. When I became interested in design, letters naturally felt closer to me than other modes of expression. Type design is mysteriously complex, with both a rich history and a host of technological considerations.

There’s a moment when working on a new typeface that it starts to gel—when the letters become more than a collection of shapes, when they begin to click together and form a texture that has its own voice. You read words in it and find they have a voice that did not exist before.

Nina Stössinger.