Bakemono type family

• Prize
  Winner in Typefaces / Typography
• Company
  Zetafonts
• Lead
  Francesco Canovaro
• Team
  Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini, Andrea Tartarelli, Mario De Libero, Isabella Ahmadzadeh (original illustrations)
• Client
  Zetafonts
• Credits
  Sofia Bandini, Shrishti Vajpai, Veronica Iodice
• Video
  Link to video

Bakemono is the power of transformation! A typeface family that explores the shifting design space of fixed vs. proportional width, mixing the lessons of mechanical typewriter technology with the intuitions of Eastern brush calligraphy.

Zetafonts is an independent digital type foundry based in the heart of Florence, Italy. The foundry has been out of the 20-years long experience of its founders (Francesco Canovaro, Debora Manetti and Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini,) in typographical branding. It aims to produce typefaces that bridge the gap between practical and beautiful, providing finely crafted and innovative yet solid design tools for graphic designers, art directors and brand managers worldwide.