Print Poliw 10 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, playful, storybook, retro, whimsical, friendly, handmade charm, vintage print, display impact, friendly tone, flared serifs, soft curves, ink-trap feel, bracketed joins, calligraphic.
A compact, heavy serif with dramatic stroke modulation and softly flared terminals that feel drawn rather than engineered. Curves are round and weighty, with wedge-like serifs and bulbous joins that create an inky, stamped texture. The rhythm is slightly uneven and organic, with lively shape variation across letters and a mix of narrow and wide forms that gives the line a bouncy color. Counters are generally open but often pinched by thick thins and tapered transitions, emphasizing a bold, poster-ready silhouette.
Best suited to display sizes where the strong contrast and flared serifs can read clearly—headlines, posters, covers, labels, and brand marks that want a handcrafted, retro-printed feel. It can also work for short blurbs or pull quotes, but the intense modulation and busy silhouettes are more impactful in larger settings.
The overall tone is warm and expressive, with a quirky, vintage flavor that reads as handcrafted and a bit theatrical. It evokes children’s-book display type, old-time print ephemera, and playful editorial headlines rather than strict text typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, hand-rendered print character with high-contrast drama and friendly, rounded shapes. Its irregularities and tapered terminals suggest an aim for charm and personality over rigid uniformity, prioritizing expressive display use.
Uppercase forms lean toward broad, sculpted bowls and strong verticals, while lowercase letters show more calligraphic quirks and asymmetry. Numerals share the same high-contrast, flared-terminal logic, keeping the set cohesive and attention-grabbing in short runs.