Print Ekbus 1 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, comics, playful, brushy, casual, quirky, grungy, handmade feel, expressive display, casual texture, playful impact, rough energy, rough edges, organic, chunky, irregular, marker-like.
A heavy, hand-drawn print face with thick, brushy strokes and visibly uneven contours. Letterforms are built from rounded, blobby shapes with occasional sharp nicks, giving the silhouette a torn-ink/paint feel. Stroke endings vary between blunt and tapered, counters are small and inconsistent, and widths fluctuate noticeably from glyph to glyph. The baseline and spacing feel loosely controlled, producing a lively rhythm rather than a rigid, typographic grid.
Works best for short, high-impact text such as posters, event promos, packaging callouts, sticker designs, and comic-style captions where personality and texture are desirable. It can also suit playful branding accents or social graphics, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the rough edges and shape variation can be appreciated.
The overall tone is informal and energetic, like quick marker lettering or painted signage. Its rough texture and exaggerated forms read as fun, mischievous, and slightly chaotic, lending a handmade personality that feels approachable rather than polished.
Designed to emulate spontaneous hand-lettering with bold, paint/marker-like presence, prioritizing character and texture over strict consistency. The intent appears to be creating a loud, friendly display voice that feels handmade and expressive.
Capitals are compact and chunky, while lowercase forms keep the same bold mass with simplified construction and occasional asymmetry. Numerals match the same hand-rendered logic and maintain strong visual weight, making the set feel cohesive despite its intentional irregularities.