Print Vedef 2 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, invitations, greeting cards, branding, playful, whimsical, quirky, airy, friendly, handmade charm, playful display, personal tone, pen-lettered feel, loopy, spindly, bouncy, calligraphic, lively.
This font presents an informal handwritten print with slender, high-contrast strokes and a tall, compact silhouette. Letterforms are built from smooth, pen-like curves with occasional tapered terminals and subtle swelling on downstrokes, giving a lightly calligraphic rhythm without connecting scripts. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with a bouncy baseline feel and irregular widths that enhance the hand-drawn character; counters tend to be small and vertical, and several capitals feature elongated stems and simplified bowls. Numerals follow the same delicate, drawn-with-a-pen logic, mixing open curves with thin entry/exit strokes.
This font is well suited to short-to-medium display text such as headlines, cover lines, invitations, greeting cards, and boutique branding where a hand-rendered personality is desired. It can also work for pull quotes or packaging accents, especially when paired with a calmer text face for longer reading.
The overall tone is lighthearted and slightly eccentric—more storybook than formal, with a gentle, personal voice. Its tall, wiry shapes and lively stroke modulation create a sense of spontaneity, making text feel conversational and human.
The likely intention is to capture the charm of quick pen lettering—tall, slightly irregular, and expressive—while staying legible as unconnected print. Stroke contrast and varied proportions appear designed to add personality and motion rather than strict typographic uniformity.
The design leans on verticality and expressive curves, so it reads best when given some breathing room (looser tracking/leading) to keep the thin joins and tight counters from visually crowding. The uppercase has a more theatrical presence than the lowercase, which can be used to create playful emphasis in headlines or short phrases.