Spacial aptitude has always been one of Christopher Horst's greatest strengths, and it has lent itself to many of his talents. As a youth, Horst often drew mazes for friends to complete, and was able to beat most people at Tetris, including adults. The fascination with typography soon began once Horst was indoctrinated as a metalhead at the early age of 10. He would soon be drawing the Metallica logo flawlessly in the 5th grade with nothing but a protractor, while waiting in the principal's office. At age 15, he was creating original logos for friends' bands such as Estuary, in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Halfway through high school, he started learning the digital application of design with Illustrator & Photoshop, and became quite intrigued with what else computation could lend to his creativity.

At age 18, music became the next frontier for Horst. After 2 years of playing bass and guitar in a comedic improv band with lifelong friend Steve Marts, entitled Technolicious, and programming drum-heavy electronic music under the moniker Beta Project, Horst's musical production gradually turned to the insatiable exploration of all musical forms. Both musical projects would persist and endure this paradigm shift. in January of 2003, Horst moved to Boston to attend art school at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts. His time there gave way to years of collaboration with many fellow musicians and producers, and learning many new artforms; from video editing to welding.

After working on literally hundreds of original songs spanning multiple genres, Horst's thirst for metal began to surface once again. He then, decided to apply his acquired knowledge to a studio metal project bearing his personal namesake. In early 2007, the first eleven Horst songs had emerged and became the debut album, "Delineating the Lugubrious." That same year, Horst had the personal opportunity to work on a logo for the Boston-based thrash metal band, Razormaze, and he quickly became immersed in logo design once again. This time, he would make his artwork available to the world, via the internet.

In the fall of 2008, Horst moved back to his hometown, and he has since accrued over 400 logo clients worldwide, since his introduction to the scene in the summer of 2007. In addition to being prolific in the metal scene, he has had oppurtunities to work on many other genre-diverse logo projects, as well. There is much more on the horizon for Horst's musical endeavors, and Horst Type Foundry's artistic standards never cease to be increased. A new era of typography has begun!