Franglais
Emigre · John Downer · 2000
A three-style humanist serif by John Downer, originally designed in 2000 and extended in 2026, offering Roman, Italic and Informal cuts.
About
John Downer's Franglais draws on his background in hand lettering and sign painting, resulting in a serif with a distinctly organic, calligraphic sensibility. The family offers three styles: a roman, an italic and a more loosely constructed informal variant, each sold separately or as a package. The design sits comfortably between formal text use and warmer, more expressive settings.
Classification
Franglais presents as a humanist serif with roman and informal variants, suggesting calligraphic influence and organic letterform construction typical of Downer's hand-lettering background. The inclusion of an italic and an informal variant reinforces its humanist, script-influenced character.