Print Wiben 1 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, album art, energetic, handwritten, expressive, brushy, streetwise, impact, handmade feel, motion, informality, emphasis, slanted, condensed, angular, dry-brush, high-energy.
This typeface presents a brisk, slanted handwritten print style with condensed proportions and a lively, variable stroke. Letterforms are built from quick, brush-like marks with tapered entries and exits, occasional sharp corners, and slightly uneven edges that mimic dry ink or a textured marker. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, contributing to an improvised rhythm, while the overall silhouette stays compact and forward-leaning for strong momentum. Uppercase shapes are tall and narrow with simplified construction, and the lowercase maintains a small x-height relative to ascenders and descenders, reinforcing the font’s lean, sketchy profile.
It works best for short, high-impact settings such as posters, bold headlines, cover treatments, packaging accents, and social media graphics where personality and motion are more important than long-form readability. The condensed, slanted shapes make it especially effective when space is tight and a punchy handwritten presence is desired.
The overall tone feels fast, confident, and expressive, like a bold note scrawled in one pass. Its energetic slant and textured strokes suggest urgency and personality rather than polish, with a slightly edgy, street-informed attitude that reads as casual and human.
The design intention appears to be a dynamic, brush-written print that captures the immediacy of hand lettering while staying legible and upright enough for display use. Its condensed build and textured stroke behavior aim to deliver emphasis and human character in a single, energetic voice.
The font’s texture is most evident at joins and terminals, where strokes thin and flare, and where edges appear slightly ragged rather than perfectly smooth. Numerals and capitals share the same narrow, forward-driven gesture, helping headings and short phrases feel cohesive even with the intentionally irregular rhythm.