Outline Vade 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, stickers, playful, retro, casual, handmade, breezy, display impact, playful tone, retro feel, lightness, hand-drawn charm, outline, slanted, bouncy, cartoonish, wavy.
A slanted outline face built from single, continuous contours that define open counters and hollow interiors. Strokes are monoline-like in feel but show gentle, organic modulation from the hand-drawn curves and slightly uneven curvature. Letterforms lean forward with a lively baseline rhythm, featuring rounded corners, soft terminals, and subtly inflated bowls that keep the shapes readable despite the open construction. Spacing appears moderately loose, and the overall silhouette has a buoyant, slightly wobbly regularity rather than strict geometric precision.
Best suited to display applications where the outlined construction can breathe: posters, headlines, short branding lines, packaging callouts, and playful logo work. It works well when paired with solid fills, color, or background shapes that can interact with the hollow interiors, and is most effective at medium-to-large sizes.
The font reads as upbeat and informal, with a retro sign-painting and cartoon-title energy. Its hollow outlines and springy italic stance create a light, airy presence that feels friendly, youthful, and a bit mischievous—more about personality than formality.
Designed to deliver an energetic, hand-drawn outline look with an italic forward motion, echoing vintage casual lettering and comic/display titling. The goal appears to be a distinctive, airy headline voice that feels approachable and fun while remaining legible in short text bursts.
The outline-only construction makes the face visually lighter than its footprint, and the slant plus waviness gives text a rolling motion across a line. At smaller sizes the thin contour and open counters may visually soften, while at display sizes the bubbly outlines become the defining feature.