Rory

Typography and Logo Designer

Adobe • Freelance

Apr 2024 - Present • 2 yrs 5 mos

Worked on custom typography and logo design projects using Adobe Illustrator, with a strong focus on transforming ordinary lettering into distinctive visual identities. My work involved developing custom letterforms, refining typography, experimenting with font weights and proportions, and creating vector-based wordmarks for branding applications. I also worked with typographic effects, lettering compositions, spacing, alignment, and detailed vector refinement to ensure that every character looked balanced and intentional. My approach combines creativity with precision, allowing me to create typography that can function effectively across logos, brand identities, packaging, digital platforms, and promotional materials. Adobe Illustrator supports workflows for creating custom letterforms and type designs, including drawing, vectorizing, refining, and preparing typography for further font production.

Custom Typeface Designer

FontShop • Freelance

Jun 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 3 mos

Worked on custom typeface development and font production, creating and refining glyph outlines for professional digital fonts. My responsibilities included drawing and editing letterforms, adjusting glyph proportions, refining curves, managing spacing and kerning, and preparing fonts for different digital applications. I also worked with font families, alternate glyphs, multilingual character sets, and OpenType features when developing more complete type systems. Particular attention was given to consistency between characters so that the final typeface maintained a coherent visual rhythm across words and longer passages of text. This experience allowed me to combine artistic lettering with the technical requirements involved in producing functional, polished fonts for branding and digital use.