Hi there, and thanks for stopping by! I’m Risto, a designer from Finland. I work independently, providing type design, wordmark and graphic design, as well as typographic consultation for type foundries and a variety of clients. The foundries I collaborate with include Grilli Type, Helsinki Type Studio, R-Typography, and Dinamo, among others.
After graduating from the Master of Design programme, Type and Media at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, in the Netherlands in 2022, I moved to Tokyo to work at Fontworks. There, I designed and produced original Latin typefaces, both library and custom, and provided feedback on Latin and rōmaji sets created by my Japanese colleagues. I also drew kanji for the digital interpretation of the Tsukuji Nigo Mincho metal type family, which will be out soon.
At Type and Media, I designed Arctica. I hold a ba in Graphic Design from the same academy in The Hague. I also completed an msc in Transport Engineering and Urban Planning at Aalto University in Finland. I have an unreasonable admiration for Tokyo’s monorails.
Beyond work, I make music, do yoga, enjoy Japanese food (a lot), and go bouldering now and then. And yes, I check my email regularly. Feel free to get in touch, or just say hi!