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Franca

Franca

by René Bieder
Individual Styles from $0.00
Complete family of 18 fonts: $199.00
Franca Font Family was designed by René Bieder and published by René Bieder. Franca contains 20 styles and family package options.

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About Franca Font Family


Franca is a neo-grotesk family in nine weights plus matching italics. The inspiration for the design came through the constant interest in new interpretations of the classic grotesk model and a study of "neutral“ typefaces like Helvetica, Univers or Normal Grotesk. During the studies, additional attention was given to the American representatives of the genre, resulting in the initial impetus for a reinterpretation, combining both paths into one contemporary design. This is reflected in the name, blending together the names of the most popular typefaces of each genres, (Fran)klin and Helveti(ca). Due to its large x-height and plain design, the family is perfectly suited for all kinds of text. Its mid-weights are optimized for usage in long paragraphs, while the bolder weights, due to a short descender and ascender, create a compact and confident look in headlines or short copy. In order to create strong and dynamic italics, the oblique glyph shapes come with a faint calligraphic hint, defined by a higher stroke contrast and a steeper connection between stems and arcs in, for example, h n m and u. This is followed by different standard shapes for a and y, supporting the dynamic movement of the lowercase in general. A wide range of OpenType features such as ligatures, old style figures, fractions, case-sensitive shapes and many more, are available for professional and contemporary typesetting. This is completed with eleven alternative glyph sets, enabling a quick customization of the typeface. The family supports up to 92 languages and comes with 500+ glyphs per font.

Designers: René Bieder

Publisher: René Bieder

Foundry: René Bieder

Design Owner: René Bieder

MyFonts debut: Feb 15, 2018

Franca

About René Bieder

René Bieder (*1982) is a trained Graphic designer and Art Director and self taught type designer. Before setting up his own studio as a type designer in 2013, he was employed in various small and large advertising agencies as an Art Director and Graphic Designer working for national and international clients. During his agency time he developed a deep interest in type design and started designing typefaces as a side project. His second commercial release has won the title "Myfonts Most popular typeface of the year 2012". Since then his typefaces were a constant on the Myfonts best seller lists. Today, you can find his work all around the world. From the Nemo Science Museum in Amsterdam to the University of Florida.The Premium foundry page can be viewed Here.

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