British visual artist and philosopher Shantell Martin is famous for using words in her artwork in the Oculus at the World Trade Center, in New York City, and for her music and art collaboration with Kendrick Lamar at Art Basel in Miami. Her art has taken over the screens of New York’s Times Square and the Lincoln Center stage, home of the New York City Ballet.

Back in school, she was scared of spelling tests. However, outside of school, she felt that words were art and provided emotional relief. A discovery in her early 20s opened her eyes to why reading and writing were so difficult for her, and set in motion her desire to create the To inspire others to have fun with writing and words, she teamed up with Stephen Nixon of Arrow Type to create Shantell Sans.

Shantell Martin, Stephen Nixon, and Anya Danilova share their experiences of the making of Shantell Sans.

To learn more, visit The Story of Shantell Sans .