The name Skyhook was inspired by the famousPro Basketball player Kareem Abdul Jabbar andhis signature skyhook shot. This typeface wasspecifically designed for sports magazines.
The DNA for Skyhook was a combination of thetypefaces of both the numbers on the back ofteam jerseys as well as the typeface PrincetownLET. One special distinction about this typefaceis that the inner portions are rounded while theouter edges are angled.