Print Gygel 2 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, quirky, retro, playful, hand-drawn, posterish, display impact, handmade texture, retro flavor, compact titles, condensed, blocky, chiseled, angular, irregular.
A condensed, heavy display face with hand-drawn irregularity and a slightly chiseled, blocky construction. Strokes are thick and mostly monoline, with subtly uneven edges and occasional tapering that suggests marker or carved-letter pressure changes. Terminals tend toward squared or clipped ends, while curves are simplified into angular bends and shallow arcs, creating a compact, vertical rhythm. Counters are tight and rectangular, and the overall spacing feels lively and uneven in a deliberate, handmade way.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging fronts, and attention-grabbing signage. It can also work for themed titles and pull quotes where a handcrafted, vintage-leaning display texture is desirable, but it will feel heavy and busy in long passages.
The font conveys a quirky, retro poster tone—bold and attention-grabbing, but informal and personable rather than formal. Its slightly jagged, crafted contours give it a playful, DIY energy that can read as vintage, adventurous, or mischievously theatrical depending on context.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, condensed display presence while preserving an unmistakably handmade, drawn quality. Its angular simplifications and clipped terminals prioritize bold silhouettes and personality over typographic neutrality, aiming for quick recognition and a distinctive, crafted voice.
Uppercase and lowercase maintain distinct silhouettes while sharing the same condensed, blocky logic, and the numerals follow suit with tall, narrow forms and compact counters. The texture at text sizes becomes dense and dark, with the irregular contours adding character more than refinement.