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Frncojonastype [Franco Jonas]

During his studies at the Metropolitan Technological University of the State of Chile, Santiago (2013-2017), Chile-based Franco Jonas Hernandez created the lively text typeface Neftali Pro (2015, Tipotype). He also studied at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, class of 2015, and at UNAM in Mexico City, class of 2017. In 2020, he set up Frncojonastype.

In 2017, he and Rodrigo Araya Salas (Rodrigo Typo) co-designed the meaty sans display typeface Loyola Pro and the comic book typeface Pintanina. At W Foundry, he published Platz Grotesk (2017).

Typefaces from 2018: Squick (a comic book / children's font family by Franco Jonas, Andrey Kudryavtsev and Rodrigo Araya), Glatt, Tobi Pro (with Rodrigo Araya Salas and Andrey Kudryavtsev at Rodrigo Typo), Loyola Round Pro (by Rodrigo Araya Salas and Franco Jonas), Nuby (with Rodrigo Araya Salas and Andrey Kudryavtsev at Rodrigo Typo).

His text typeface Ticerz won an award at Tipos Latinos 2018.

In 2018, together with Ale Navaro and Raul Israel, he set up The Compania Tipografica de Chile, where he promptly published Passiflora (2018), a unicase rounded brush font inspired by facade inscriptions co-developed with Valentina Pino. Ding (2018) is a great fattish cartoon font that was co-designed by Rodrigo Araya Salas, Andrey Kudryavtsev and Franco Jonas. See also its extension, Ding Extra (2019).

Typefaces from 2019: Fonty (a creamy script), Clarence Alt (a an almost bubblegum children's book sans by Franco Jonas, Rodrigo Araya Salas and Andrey Kudryavtsev), Nacho (a Mexican party font by Rodrigo Araya and Franco Jonas), Ryman Gothic (2019, by Diego Aravena Silo and Franco Jonas at W Foundry: inspired by Edwin Allen's wood types and Morris Fuller Benton's gothics).

Typefaces from 2020: Clarence Inline (a plump informal typeface family by Rodrigo Araya Salas and Franco Jonas Hernandez), Ancoa Slanted (an angular display family in 15 styles; by Andrey Kudryavtsev, Rodrigo Araya Salas and Franco Jonas Hernandez), Skippie (a comic book family by Andrey Kudryavtsev, Rodrigo Araya Salas, Bruno Jara Ahumada and Franco Jonas, and four sets of dingbats including Skippie Monster Lucha Libre and Skippie Monster Halloween), Ancoa (an angular 19-style layerable typeface by Andrey Kudryavtsev, Rodrigo Araya Salas and Franco Jonas Hernandez).

Typefaces published at Frncojonastype:

• fj Trance (2020). A reverse contrast Egyptian by Rodrigo Araya Salas, Franco Jonas, Valentina Faundes and Jorge Morales Salas.
• fj Meduza (2020). A 26-style decorative didone-based typeface family.
• fj Platz Groteske (2020). A large neo-grotesk family with wide spacing.
• Willner (2021). A 5-style display sans by Rodrigo Araya and Franco Jonas.
• Clarence Pro (2021). A vernacular supermarket font by Rodrigo Araya Salas and Franco Jonas Hernandez.
• Alabaster Antique FJ (2021). A paella of styles mixed together in a smorgasbord of rijsttafels.
• Proud Grotesk (2020). A custom typeface for a new brand for Pivovar Proud Brewery in Plzen, Czechia.
• Rinno (2021). A rounded geometric display family by Rodrigo Araya Salas and Franco Jonas Hernandez.
• Baked FJ (2021). A custom typeface for the Laforme Bakery&Café in Prague, Czech Republic.

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