We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Paul Robb about their original and creative Typeface Specimen design work. Paul Robb is an award-winning communication designer, that makes our world a better place with their original typeface specimen works.
Paul Robb ("PR") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Abaliss Sans Typeface Specimen. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
PR : The concept of the typeface was to create a modern twist on a sans font.
PR : During the design process, we wanted to create something fresh and innovative in how the forms and shapes communicate together.
PR : The font is represented throughout the world via Monotype and T26 font distribution and hopefully enjoyed by other designers in their projects.
PR : Each of the fonts requires around 3 months of design and engineering.
PR : It was a design/sketch that seemed to gain a form, that we felt needed to be brought to market.
PR : The font is widely available with licensing handled by the relative companies.
PR : We started our foundry in 2020 and this font fits perfectly in our retail fonts distribution.
PR : I think everything we see influences our execution of a design
PR : Our foundry designs fonts by designers for designers.
PR : The design concept was to create large open counters with great contrast.
PR : I'm not really sure. But as the font designs progress they seem to naturally have forms that the name changes until that balance of name and form is visually correct.
PR : Sketchbooks, and then engineered in Glyphs
PR : It's form and flow.
PR : Technology is fundamental in the development of each engineered typeface
PR : Probably the biggest problem is dedicating the right time to each stage.
PR : We love to have our design pied reviewed as it stimulates the process to continue our development.
PR : Every part of the process is a learning exercise to create new and more complex systems
PR : Thank you!
