Print Effo 1 is a light, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: kids projects, packaging, posters, craft labels, social graphics, friendly, casual, playful, approachable, handmade, human touch, informal clarity, approachability, playful warmth, monoline, rounded, wobbly, uneven baseline, loose spacing.
A casual hand-drawn print with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are compact and slightly irregular, with gentle wobble in verticals and curves that creates an organic rhythm. Counters tend to be open and simple, and joins are clean but not mechanical, preserving a sketched feel. The overall texture is airy and lightly textured, with subtle inconsistencies in width, alignment, and stroke edges that read as intentional handwriting.
Well-suited to short-to-medium text where a friendly handwritten texture is desired, such as kids-oriented materials, casual packaging, stickers and labels, event signage, and informal posters. It also works nicely for quotes and social graphics where legibility matters but a human touch is the goal.
The font conveys an easygoing, personable tone—more like a quick marker note than a polished display face. Its irregularities add warmth and humor, giving text a human, conversational presence without feeling overly messy.
The design appears intended to mimic everyday hand printing: simple constructions, consistent monoline stroke behavior, and just enough variation to feel personal. It prioritizes approachability and readability over geometric precision, aiming to add a relaxed, homemade character to typography.
Capitals are straightforward and readable, while lowercase forms lean toward single-storey constructions and simplified shapes that keep the voice informal. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with rounded forms and slight asymmetries that match the letter set.