Project Information

Commissioned by BCA's internal team, Tokotype crafted a custom typeface for Bank BCA, the largest private bank in Indonesia. The font family is crafted by combining a geometric approach with a modern sensibility. Designed to align seamlessly with Bank BCA's digital ecosystem, it enhances communication while reflecting the brand's progressive identity. Inspired by clarity and functionality, BCA Sans ensures a cohesive visual experience across platforms like myBCA apps and internal social media. BCA Sans not only supports Bank BCA's visual strategy but also reinforces its mission of innovation and clarity in the financial landscape as part of its design system.

Additional Information

Project

Bank BCA

Agency

Internal Team

Styles

1 Family - 10 Styles

Scope of Work

Custom Typefaces

Background

Bank BCA, Indonesia’s largest private bank, continues to expand its digital presence as part of a long-term vision of innovation and customer-centric service. To support this evolution, BCA’s internal team commissioned Tokotype to create a custom typeface that would unify the bank’s communication and enhance its growing digital ecosystem. BCA Sans was developed to be a modern, clear, and flexible visual foundation for the brand as it moves deeper into the digital financial landscape.

Brief

The challenge was to design a typeface that reflected Bank BCA’s progressive identity while maintaining a strong sense of reliability and trust. BCA Sans needed to seamlessly integrate into the bank’s various platforms, including the myBCA mobile apps, internal communications, and social media channels. The typeface had to project clarity, approachability, and a forward-looking attitude without straying from the seriousness expected from a leading financial institution. It was crucial that the typeface not only supported BCA’s evolving visual strategy but also strengthened its communication with users across every digital and physical touchpoint.

Delivery

BCA Sans was crafted by combining a geometric approach with a modern sensibility, resulting in a typeface that feels both precise and accessible. Its clean structure and balanced proportions were designed to ensure readability across screen sizes and resolutions, providing a cohesive visual experience from mobile applications to broader brand communications.

The inspiration behind BCA Sans centered around clarity and functionality, translating into forms that are sharp yet friendly, disciplined yet flexible. By building a unified typographic voice, BCA Sans reinforces the bank’s mission of innovation, reliability, and customer-first service. It stands as an essential part of Bank BCA’s design system, supporting its commitment to delivering clear, consistent, and forward-thinking experiences across Indonesia’s financial landscape.

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