Print Simad 5 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s media, posters, packaging, social graphics, craft branding, playful, friendly, casual, kidlike, quirky, approachability, handmade feel, everyday note, playful clarity, rounded, monoline, blobby, bouncy, informal.
A rounded, hand-drawn print with monoline strokes that swell slightly at curves, creating a soft, marker-like texture. Forms are open and generous with a bouncy baseline feel and gently uneven widths, giving the alphabet a lively rhythm without becoming messy. Terminals are predominantly blunt and rounded, counters are roomy, and curves dominate the construction, producing a smooth, approachable silhouette. Capitals are simple and bold in presence, while lowercase letters keep a compact, readable structure with mild irregularities that preserve the handwritten character.
Well-suited for children’s books, classroom materials, greeting cards, and playful packaging where a friendly handwritten voice is needed. It also works for casual headlines, posters, and social media graphics, and can add an informal, human tone to short paragraphs or UI labels when set with comfortable spacing.
The overall tone is cheerful and approachable, with a spontaneous, doodled energy that feels personal rather than formal. It suggests everyday friendliness and lighthearted communication, leaning toward youthful and crafty rather than corporate or editorial.
The design appears intended to mimic an easy, hand-printed marker note: rounded, uncomplicated shapes with subtle irregularity for authenticity. Its priorities seem to be warmth, approachability, and quick readability in informal contexts.
The numerals match the letterforms with rounded joins and soft corners, maintaining consistent texture across mixed text. The sample paragraph shows good legibility at text sizes while retaining visible hand-made variation, making it best used where warmth and personality are preferred over typographic precision.