Layout Lettering & Creating a Custom Font for kids book My Momma Loves Me. This was my first foray into creating my own font and getting to use it in a final piece. I wanted the type to feel whimsical and lyrical to tie in with the poetic nature of the narrative and still be clear, easy to read (especially for parents reading to kiddos!), and tie in well with the illustration style.
I created the font from digital hand-drawn letters and set the baselines, scale and made all final adjustments in the font production app Calligraphr.
My Momma Loves Me is a kids book about an inquisitive and bushy-tailed red squirrel takes us on an adventure across Canada, sharing depictions of motherly love from twelve animal moms. Along the way, we meet a newborn horse learning to run with the herd, a butterfly bravely leaving her eggs behind, and whale matriarchs sharing their family tune, among many other heartwarming moments. This poetic story enchants with vivid expressions of the unconditional love that all mothers have for their children, beautifully illustrated by Mihaela Slabé.
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Mice Type is a Canadian micro-press publisher run by artist and designer Lyndsay Wasko. We successfully crowdfunded the project on Kickstarter in 2023.