Print Gerak 8 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, kids, social graphics, playful, quirky, casual, handmade, friendly, handwritten warmth, informal display, youthful tone, craft feel, brushy, rounded, bouncy, chunky, uneven.
A chunky, marker-like handwritten print with rounded terminals and softly irregular contours. Strokes are thick and mostly monoline, with occasional swell where the “pen” seems to slow, giving a brushed, hand-drawn texture. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, producing a bouncy rhythm and slightly uneven baseline feel in text. Counters are generally open and simplified, and the overall spacing reads loose and informal rather than tightly engineered.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, labels, packaging, classroom materials, and social media graphics where a friendly, hand-drawn voice is desired. It performs well as a display face for headlines or callouts, and can add warmth to branding elements that aim for an informal, crafted feel.
The font conveys an upbeat, personable tone—like quick hand-lettering for notes, crafts, or playful signage. Its organic wobble and heavy strokes feel approachable and a bit mischievous, prioritizing character over polish.
The design appears intended to simulate bold, quick handwritten lettering with a marker or brush pen, keeping forms simple and readable while preserving natural variation. Its emphasis is on expressiveness and approachability rather than strict typographic regularity.
Uppercase forms lean toward simple, rounded constructions, while lowercase includes distinctive, more gestural shapes (notably in letters like g, q, and y) that enhance the handmade personality. Numerals follow the same bold, casual drawing style and remain highly legible at display sizes, with some intentional irregularity that reinforces the hand-rendered look.