So:
now we know that not everybody loves drawing ampersands and that practically nobody likes drawing Xs and Ks. So, what do you love to draw? Myself, I love ampersands, as mentioned, but my favorite glyph is the a. It's usually not easy, but to me it's the soul of the typeface, and once I know how to draw it (or think I do), I feel like getting the rest right is just a matter of time.
You?
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/B/E/G/a/e/g/
They pretty much define the look of the overall design and I always tackle the heaviest weight first. If I can get the counters and design elements to work in the heaviest weights, the rest is easy.
But, my favorite glyph(s) are the /S/s/ and numeral /8/.
The /a/ & /g/ are definitely the two most important glyphs which allow you to distinguish your design from other similar fonts and give your design a unique and distinct personality.
I hate doing the /v/w/x/y/z/, and I don't know why. I always leave them for last and I usually keep changing and fussing over them until the very end. Go figure?
Edit: overlooked Alex's confession of love for s. There's two of us :-)
It doesn’t involve any deep design, and it’s satisfying to merge the components and make any slight adjustments that are necessary.
You have a straight stem, a curved one and the diagonal. All 3 strokes meets in the same glyphs.