
Bex Script is a riff on traditional French script forms: the BĂątarde, the Ronde, and the CoulĂ©e. It has two versions: First, thereâs La Belle, a straightforward, lovely interpretation of the script form, suitable for things like invitations, poetry and branding. La Belleâs evil twin is La BĂȘte, a more whimsical (and considerably more hairy) version, great for anything that requires an elegant-but-beastly feel. Bex is surprisingly versatile! With three optional capital forms (Swash, Caps, and Small Caps) all taller than the x-height, Bex has a variety of voices. A full small cap set and a full set of Swash Caps, plus a large complement of alternates, initial forms, terminal forms, and ligatures makes it customizable and⊠well, FANCY! Additionally, both versions of Bex Script have a set of ten ornament glyphs. La Belle has a combination of fleurons on a culinary theme and symbols of France. La BĂȘte has ten pseudoheraldic beasts that would feel at home at the top center of any whimsical letterhead. NOTE: A few years ago in Paris, I was lucky enough to stop at the Librairie Paul Jammes in St Germain-des-PrĂ©s, where I bought a turn-of-the-19th-century signature from a Type Specimen of the printer Joseph Gaspard GillĂ©. The irregularity of his script types â particularly the ones at smaller sizes, like the CicĂ©ro â was very intriguing. They seemed to blend the Ronde with some elements of the BĂątarde and CoulĂ©e. And they, along with the work of French master penman Louis Rossignol, gave Bex Script its initial form.