Luc(as) bases most of his fonts on the structures formed by traditional writing tools, specifically, a broad-nib, calligraphic pen. This thick/thin contrast gives a humanistic touch to letterforms. The sensual curves reflect a traditional approach that takes organic form into account.
The idiosyncratic Dutch design of the 1980’s was of little influence, as are stylistic trends in general. His letterforms are built to endure. The commissioned designs especially prioritize the needs of the client.
Luc(as) studied at the Royal Academy of applied arts in The Haag, where type design came to be one of his favorite obsessions.
He built a photographic typesetting device, to be able to set self made type. In 1991 Luc(as) was working at the corporate design bureau BRS Premsela Vonk in Amsterdam, and a Dutch ministry wanted to have some exclusive logo types. He used the serifs from those school sketches and applied them in the new design. These characters formed the basis for TheMix.
In Amsterdam, Luc(as) started digitising the fonts he had designed by traditional means. After four years of working with BRS on dutch corporate design projects, Luc(as) moved to MetaDesign in Berlin to get international experience and to be able to focus more on type design.

As technology developed, the idea ripened and the skills grew. In 1993 all the ingredients were available to make designing a big font family possible: pencils to do fast, rough sketches, a scanner, intelligent type design software (FontStudio), ten years of experience, a big computer monitor and high resolution laser printer for immediate decisions; a lively post-wall metropolis, inspiring fellow designers willing to do beta-testing, and a type distribution center next door. Shortly after the start of FontFabrik, Luc(as) became professor in type design at the design university in Potsdam, Berlin, where he emphasizes viewing and digital curve drawing skills.