How and Why We Designed Lucida

[Tomte]

http://bigelowandholmes.typepad.com/bigelow-holmes/2014/10/how-and-why-we-designed-lucida.html

[TazeTSchnitzel]

That post itself is shown in Lucida and, my, that's a very readable typeface. Shows the decisions they made were the right ones.

[PhantomGremlin]

This is a great introduction to typeface design. There's a lot of craftsmanship involved.