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Francesco BAT™ has been created by Franck Jalleau. This flexible and vigorous typeface is inspired by venitian faces of the Renaissance, especially those cut by Francesco Griffo. Mixing Old-Style classicism and manual drawing subtelty, Francesco BAT™is soft and friendly without compromising readability.

Francesco BAT™ is designed like no other conventionnal typeface. With its obstructed counterforms (a, e), it evokes the XVth century prints. Like punchcutters did, by chopping letters from steel one by one, Francesco BAT™ has several designs for similar letters, thus bringing variety in the setting. Likewise, some usually rationnalized shapes, such as serifs, are individually crafted and render a vibrant, lively text. Francesco BAT™ features numerous ligatures and alternates to enhance titles and short texts. According to the old usage, you won’t find italic capitals, which have been replaced by small capitals: a guaranteed hit!