Print Esso 1 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, event promo, energetic, casual, bold, playful, expressive, hand-lettered feel, attention grabbing, tactile texture, informal clarity, brushy, textured, dry brush, organic, bouncy.
A compact, hand-drawn brush style with tall, condensed proportions and a forward-leaning slant. Strokes are heavy and slightly uneven, with a dry-brush texture that creates ragged edges and occasional tapered terminals. The letterforms keep a simple, print-like construction rather than connecting, with lively baseline bounce and irregular widths that emphasize an improvised, marker-and-brush feel. Counters are generally small and shapes stay legible, though the texture and compression give the overall color a dense, punchy look.
Best suited to short, high-impact text where texture and personality are assets—posters, flyer headlines, packaging callouts, album or playlist artwork, and social media graphics. It can also work for quotes or subheads when set with ample spacing and a clean companion font for longer reading.
The font projects an upbeat, informal voice—confident, a little messy in a deliberate way, and full of momentum. It feels like quick hand lettering made for attention-grabbing messages, with a friendly street-poster energy rather than a polished editorial tone.
Designed to capture quick, assertive brush lettering in a compact footprint, prioritizing personality and visual punch. The intent appears to be an expressive display hand that reads clearly while preserving the imperfect, tactile qualities of real ink or paint.
Texture is a defining feature: edges look scraped and inky, and some strokes show visible pressure changes. The condensed rhythm and tall ascenders/descenders make it feel vertical and urgent, while the varying character widths keep it from feeling mechanical.