Hi, my name is Kevin King, and I am a typeface designer and researcher working for Typotheque, based in Toronto, Canada. My work centres on research-based typographic design solutions that add value to writing systems, with a focus on supporting the Indigenous languages and writing systems of North America. Through working in collaboration with Indigenous language keepers and experts, I aim to identify technical challenges and errors in script representation in order to deliver higher quality typefaces and typographic resources for syllabics and roman orthographies. These efforts lead me to work on script encoding initiatives with the Unicode Consortium, to add missing characters and correct errors in representation for Indigenous communities (https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20255-ucas-adds.pdf). These efforts lay a framework for providing innovative typographic tools that provide a positive impact towards Indigenous language revitalization and preservation in Canada and the United States.
Say hello!
To inquire about my services, please email me at: kevin@typotheque.com
Education
2017–2018; MATD, Master's degree in Typeface Design with distinction; University of Reading (UK)
2007–2010; Honours, Advanced Diploma in graphic design; Humber College (Toronto)
Experience
May 2020 – present: Typotheque; Typeface designer and researcher
2016–2020: Sheridan College; type instructor, typographic researcher across YSDN, IXD, and Illustration faculties
June–December 2019: Google Fonts; type designer
2010–2017: Canada Type; type designer, font designer
2010–2017: Coach House Press; typographer
2013–2017: Calligraphy & Type design workshops across Canada and Europe
2013–2015: Humber College; type design and typography course instructor
skills for hire
>> digital font design (Latin and non-Latin scripts)
>> digital font production (Latin and non-Latin scripts)
>> typeface design consulting (building type systems)
>>Expertise in syllabics and roman typography and type design for North American Indigenous languages
>> Unicode script encoding for Indigenous languages
>> Development of typographic language tools and troubleshooting
>> Type design and typographic research, with a focus on North American Indigenous writing systems and languages
>> digital lettering design
>> digital lettering and calligraphy for logotype design
>> web design and user interface prototyping
>> typographic systems design for print, web, and UI/UX
>> typographic design for documents and typographic systems
>> editorial and book design
>> Lettering and calligraphy for publication and logo design
>> typographic consulting
>> taught workshops: type design; typography; calligraphy
>> lecturing on type design; typography; calligraphy
>> typography curriculum development