Print Podub 2 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s media, branding, playful, folksy, friendly, retro, whimsical, handmade charm, display impact, approachability, playful readability, rounded, soft, chunky, bouncy, hand-drawn.
A chunky, hand-drawn print style with rounded terminals and a noticeably bouncy baseline rhythm. Strokes show lively modulation and slightly uneven pressure, creating strong black shapes with soft corners and occasional flared ends. Counters are compact and irregularly rounded, and widths vary from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet an organic, cut-and-painted feel while remaining clearly legible. The overall texture is dense and graphic, with simplified joins and minimal interior detail that favors silhouette over precision.
Best suited for short-to-medium display settings where personality matters: headlines, posters, product labels, and brand marks with a friendly, handmade voice. It can work in larger blocks of copy for playful editorial or children’s materials, especially with ample leading and thoughtful tracking to keep the heavy texture from feeling crowded.
The tone is warm, informal, and a bit mischievous, like lettering from a children’s book, craft packaging, or a vintage novelty poster. Its soft, swollen forms and hand-made irregularities read as approachable and fun rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to mimic confident hand lettering with a bold marker or brush, emphasizing charm and individuality over strict geometric consistency. Its letterforms prioritize distinctive silhouettes and a lively rhythm to deliver instant warmth and visual impact.
Several letters show distinctive, characterful construction (notably the curvy, open "G" and the looping descenders in lowercase), reinforcing a hand-lettered personality. Numerals follow the same playful logic, with rounded forms and varied widths that match the text color closely. Spacing appears generous enough for display use, but the dense ink coverage creates a strong, attention-grabbing typographic color in paragraphs.