STILETO

Typography | Typeface Design

Wonder is a nonprofit organization that helps combat illiteracy in low-income neighborhoods through a mobile library. The mobile business gives all children the chance to connect and flourish their imagination through a book exchange program. The whimsical and colorful branding system offers an imaginative world of reading.

Design process

Visual Research

To design the typeface, the main focus was breaking down the high heel, looking at the form of the object, the emotions and context that is associated with the object.

Sketch process

Experimentation With Form

After research, the next phase is experimentation based on personal interpretation. What tone and aesthetic does the object create?

Refinement

What Works? What Doesn't?

Next is technical and aesthetic refinement. This step involves making decisions such as establishing consistency, kerning, leading, and refining form.

Application

Outcome

The final phase is application. What is the context of designing with this typeface?


Stileto is a bold, impactful and playful typeface as an outcome..

Design based on

empathy + connection