Print Verad 12 is a light, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, invitations, branding, packaging, elegant, whimsical, delicate, vintage, playful, display, stylization, charm, refinement, distinctiveness, hairline, spidery, calligraphic, flourished, lofty.
A delicate display face built from hairline strokes and sharply tapered joins, with pronounced thick–thin modulation concentrated in a few verticals and terminals. The letterforms are tall and condensed with generous ascenders/descenders, producing an airy rhythm and lots of white space inside and around counters. Terminals often finish in fine points or small teardrop-like ends, and curves feel drawn rather than engineered, giving the set a lively, slightly irregular hand-rendered cadence. Uppercase forms read as narrow, sculptural silhouettes, while the lowercase stays small with long extenders, emphasizing a refined, spindly texture in running text.
Best suited for display settings such as headlines, invitations, boutique branding, packaging, and editorial pull quotes where its tall, refined forms can be shown at comfortable sizes. It works especially well in airy layouts with generous leading and room for its long extenders.
The font conveys a poised, boutique elegance tempered by a quirky, storybook charm. Its fine strokes and narrow proportions feel refined and dramatic, while the idiosyncratic curves and occasional swash-like gestures add personality and a lightly theatrical, vintage-leaning tone.
The design appears intended to provide a hand-drawn, high-fashion display voice that feels refined yet personable. Its condensed, high-contrast construction and decorative terminals suggest a focus on distinctive word shapes and a memorable, stylized texture rather than neutral long-text reading.
Because many strokes approach hairline thickness, the design relies on ample size and contrasty reproduction for clarity. The condensed build and tall extenders create a strong vertical emphasis, which can look striking in short phrases but may feel busy if tightly tracked or set in dense paragraphs.