Francesco Canovaro

Francesco has found in visual design and typography the natural evolution of his studies in painting and computer programming. With Debora Manetti and Cosimo Lorenzo Pancini he founded the transmedia branding agency Kmzero and the digital type foundry Zetafonts, a label under which he has designed over forty typeface families and countless custom fonts. His typefaces include Bakemono (Print typography awards 2023, Indigo Awards 2023, C2A typography awards 2022, DNA PARIS typography awards 2022, D&AD shortlisted), Heading Now, Blacker Pro, Aquawax Pro, Kitsch. As much feared as loved by his students in creative direction and typography courses, he is often seen at type conferences listening to talks while creating new typefaces on his laptop. He lives in Florence with his wife Debora and two kids whose names end with consonants.