Print Yimi 1 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, event flyers, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, rough, handmade texture, analog feel, high impact, diy character, brushy, textured, ragged, uneven, inked.
A rough, brush-drawn print with compact proportions and irregular stroke edges that create a dry, textured silhouette. Strokes fluctuate subtly in thickness and taper, with blunted terminals and occasional spur-like corners, giving each glyph a cut-and-painted feel rather than a smooth outline. Counters are small and sometimes pinched, while verticals feel slightly wobbly, reinforcing an intentionally imperfect rhythm. Spacing appears a bit uneven by design, and the overall set keeps a consistent hand-rendered character across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for display settings where texture and personality are desirable—posters, music and entertainment graphics, streetwear-style branding, packaging accents, and punchy headlines. It works well for short bursts of copy, labels, and logotypes where the handmade roughness can be a feature rather than a distraction.
The font conveys an energetic, gritty tone—casual and a little mischievous—like hand-lettering made quickly with a loaded brush or marker. Its rough texture reads as human and expressive, leaning toward DIY and alternative aesthetics rather than polished formality.
Likely designed to mimic quick, confident hand-painted lettering with a deliberately weathered edge, providing strong visual impact and an authentic, analog feel. The goal appears to be character and attitude over typographic neutrality, with consistent brush texture across the alphabet and numerals.
In the text sample, the texture remains prominent at larger sizes and the uneven edges become a defining feature. The compact bowls and narrow apertures can reduce clarity at smaller sizes or in dense paragraphs, but the bold ink presence keeps headlines and short phrases visually assertive.