Print Esje 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, social media, stickers, playful, handmade, gritty, casual, energetic, handmade feel, high impact, casual branding, expressive texture, brushy, textured, rounded, chunky, irregular.
A chunky, brush-driven script with unconnected letterforms and a forward-leaning stance. Strokes are thick and rounded with visibly ragged edges, giving the outlines a dry-brush texture and slightly broken terminals. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with bouncy baselines, uneven stroke endings, and subtly shifting widths that create an organic rhythm. Counters tend to be compact and soft-edged, and the overall silhouette reads as bold and highly graphic rather than delicate or precise.
Best suited to display contexts where texture and personality are desirable—posters, headlines, packaging callouts, labels, social graphics, and short promotional lines. It performs well when set large or with generous tracking so the rough edges and compact counters don’t crowd. For longer passages, it’s most effective in brief blocks or pull quotes where its handmade rhythm can stay readable.
The tone is informal and lively, with a handmade immediacy that feels friendly and a bit rough-around-the-edges. Its textured strokes suggest spontaneity and motion, lending a quirky, youthful energy that can feel crafty, outdoorsy, or street-poster inspired depending on color and layout.
The design appears intended to emulate fast, confident brush lettering while preserving clear, print-like forms for immediate recognition. Its controlled irregularity and textured contours aim to deliver a bold, handcrafted look that feels spontaneous and approachable in contemporary branding and editorial display.
Uppercase forms are especially stout and attention-grabbing, while lowercase maintains the same brush texture and bounce for consistent voice in mixed-case settings. Numerals match the same roughened, painted construction and remain legible at display sizes, though the distressed edges will become a defining feature in reproduction.