The visual direction draws from the clean geometry and controlled proportions of mid-century modern furniture, alongside the expressive forms of psychedelic rock album artwork from the 1960s and 1970s. These influences informed the typeface's balance of rigid construction and distinctive character. As the design developed, connections to retro-futuristic interfaces and video game typography provided an additional context for its visual language.

Initial character development focused on hand-drawn uppercase forms, establishing a consistent set of proportions and geometric relationships. Letters were developed in groups based on shared characteristics, allowing existing shapes and structural conventions to inform new characters. Inspired in part by woodworking measurements, this process established the foundational rules that would guide the typeface's construction and visual consistency.

The hand-drawn characters were translated into vector forms in Illustrator, where proportions, curves, and construction details were refined before expanding the typeface into uppercase and lowercase sets. A later phase revisited these forms under revised design conventions, extending the character set to include numerals and basic punctuation. Glyphs was then used to develop spacing and kerning relationships and export the completed font as an OpenType file.

The promotional booklet provided an opportunity to explore the typeface beyond its construction and demonstrate its expressive potential through composition and application. Rather than functioning solely as a conventional specimen, the publication celebrates the geometry, proportions, and distinctive forms of Skære. Its layouts use typography, supporting text, and visual arrangements to demonstrate the character of the typeface as a display face.