Print Lanin 8 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, headlines, signage, playful, friendly, casual, youthful, bubbly, approachability, informality, high impact, handmade feel, legibility, rounded, chunky, soft terminals, hand-drawn, informal.
A rounded, marker-like print face with thick, even strokes and soft, bulbous terminals. Letterforms lean on simple geometric structures but keep an intentionally hand-drawn rhythm, with subtly irregular curves, varied counters, and gently uneven stroke joins. Proportions are wide and open, with generous apertures and sturdy bowls that hold up well at display sizes; ascenders and descenders are moderately short, supporting a compact, approachable texture in text.
Best suited to display roles such as posters, packaging, event flyers, kids-oriented materials, and friendly wayfinding. It also works for short bursts of copy—captions, labels, and social graphics—where a casual, approachable voice is desired.
The overall tone is warm and upbeat, evoking classroom posters, kids’ media, and casual signage. Its soft edges and bouncy shapes read as welcoming and non-serious, with a friendly “felt-tip” personality rather than a polished corporate voice.
The design appears aimed at delivering an easygoing, hand-rendered feel with strong legibility and high visual presence. The consistent stroke weight and rounded construction suggest an intention to mimic thick pen or marker lettering while keeping shapes simple and readable for broad, informal use.
Capitals are simple and bold with rounded corners, while lowercase maintains a single-storey, handwritten sensibility and clear differentiation between similarly shaped forms. Numerals are heavy and rounded, matching the letterforms for cohesive headlines and short callouts.