Print Tidew 10 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, social graphics, headlines, friendly, playful, casual, youthful, bouncy, approachability, handmade feel, everyday tone, cheerful display, rounded, brushy, chunky, soft, informal.
A casual hand-drawn print face with thick, rounded strokes and gently irregular contours that mimic a marker or brush pen. Letterforms are upright with a lively, slightly uneven baseline rhythm and subtle stroke wobble, giving the set a human, handwritten cadence. Terminals are mostly blunt and softened, counters are generously open, and proportions vary from glyph to glyph, creating an organic texture that stays legible in text. Numerals and capitals share the same chunky, rounded construction for a consistent, approachable color on the page.
Works well for short-to-medium text where a friendly handwritten voice is desirable, such as children’s materials, casual posters, packaging, and social media graphics. It’s especially effective in headlines, callouts, labels, and display settings where its chunky strokes and soft shapes can carry the tone clearly.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, leaning playful and kid-friendly without becoming overly decorative. Its soft edges and buoyant rhythm feel conversational and upbeat, suited to informal messaging and cheerful branding.
The font appears designed to deliver an easygoing, hand-lettered feel with strong legibility, using rounded strokes and controlled irregularity to balance charm with clarity. Its consistent, simplified construction suggests an intent to be broadly usable for informal display and friendly messaging rather than formal editorial typography.
The design favors simple, high-clarity shapes with minimal flourishes, relying on stroke weight and rounded geometry for personality. Spacing appears comfortable in running text, and the irregularities read as intentional hand-lettering rather than distressed texture.