Typekit Practice

“I love words and language, and as a designer I’m drawn to shaping their form”

Nicole Dotin, interviewed at Typekit:

A small part of my dissertation research at Reading was to examine the paths contemporary type designers took to educate themselves in their field. Did they learn on the job? were they self-taught? did they go to university? etc. Although quite a few of them started out as graphic designers, often at university, they all made their way to type design in different ways and ended up practicing professionally. The best starting point is often the one you choose for yourself.

The University of Reading offers a masters degree in typeface design. The results are impressive.