Print Osgov 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, branding, cafés, invitations, casual, friendly, retro, lively, warm, handmade feel, lively emphasis, approachable tone, signage style, brushy, slanted, rounded, fluid, calligraphic.
A right-slanted, brush-influenced italic with tapered strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with a lively baseline rhythm and subtly varying stroke widths that mimic pressure from a pen or brush. Curves are smooth and open, while joins and counters remain clear enough for reading at display and short-text sizes; the figures follow the same slanted, hand-drawn logic with simple, flowing shapes.
Well-suited to packaging, café or boutique branding, posters, and short promotional copy where a friendly hand-made impression is desired. It also works for invitations, pull quotes, and headlines that benefit from an energetic italic texture, especially when set with generous tracking or in larger sizes.
The overall tone feels informal and personable, with a light retro flavor reminiscent of hand-lettered signage and mid-century script-leaning print. Its motion and softness create an upbeat, approachable voice that reads as conversational rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of informal hand lettering while retaining the discipline of a repeatable typeface. Its compact, slanted forms and brush-like modulation aim to deliver warmth and motion for display-forward communication without becoming overly ornate.
Uppercase forms are simplified and italicized rather than constructed like traditional roman caps, helping the set feel unified with the lowercase. The narrow proportions and energetic slant emphasize speed and spontaneity, while consistent stroke endings keep the texture cohesive across mixed-case text and numerals.