Print Gomam 1 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, album art, apparel, gothic, edgy, aggressive, retro, metal, display impact, gothic revival, high contrast mood, poster voice, angular, condensed, spiky, faceted, blackletter.
This typeface is tightly condensed and built from sharp, faceted strokes with consistent diagonal cuts at terminals. Stems are tall and straight with narrow counters, and many joins form pointed notches that create a rhythmic, chiseled texture across words. The overall construction feels monolinear to slightly modulated, with hard edges, abrupt corners, and a distinct vertical emphasis that keeps lines compact and dense. Numerals and capitals follow the same angular logic, maintaining a uniform, blade-like silhouette.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, and branding marks where a dramatic, gothic tone is desired. It also fits music and entertainment visuals (e.g., album titles) and apparel or sticker-style lettering where texture and attitude are primary.
The font conveys a gothic, high-tension attitude—dramatic, forceful, and slightly menacing. Its spiked contours and compressed rhythm evoke classic blackletter and poster lettering cues, giving it a loud, confrontational energy suited to bold statements rather than quiet reading.
The design intention appears to be delivering a condensed, blackletter-inspired display voice with a modern, sharpened construction. It prioritizes striking silhouette and rhythmic vertical texture over long-form readability, aiming for immediate visual impact and stylistic character.
In continuous text, the repeated verticals and tight apertures create a dark typographic color and a strong patterning effect. The sharp terminal cuts and narrow internal spaces make it most effective when allowed generous size and spacing to preserve clarity.