Based in Bulgaria, Svetoslav Simov — “Svet” to his friends — founded Fontfabric after years spent working in graphic design. The self-taught designer’s first typefaces were based in simple, geometric forms – mainly straight lines and circles. “The letterforms that I like and that inspire me most are those found in types like DIN, Futura and AvantGarde — typefaces with a strong foundation in geometry,” he said in his Creative Characters interview. “Even back in high school, geometry and drawing were my most prominent skills. This later influenced my work as a typographer.”