Print Etpe 1 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event promo, album art, raw, expressive, energetic, rebellious, handmade, hand-painted feel, grunge texture, high impact, diy character, motion/energy, brushy, rough-edged, textured, dry-brush, angular.
This font uses brisk, dry-brush strokes with heavily textured edges and occasional bristle-like breaks, giving each letter a painted, handmade silhouette. Forms are slightly right-leaning with a lively baseline rhythm and uneven stroke endings that taper or fray rather than terminate cleanly. Counters are generally open and simplified, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, creating a punchy, improvised feel while maintaining a consistent overall stroke energy.
It performs best as a display face for posters, punchy headlines, and promotional graphics where texture and motion are desirable. It can also work well on packaging and identity accents that aim for a handmade, energetic voice, especially when set with comfortable tracking and ample size to preserve the brush detail.
The tone is bold and gritty, with a street-poster and DIY sensibility that reads as spontaneous and assertive. Its rough brush texture adds urgency and attitude, suggesting action, noise, and motion rather than polish or restraint.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush lettering with visible paint drag and irregular edges, prioritizing impact and personality over refined, geometric consistency. It aims to deliver a bold, human presence suited to expressive, attention-grabbing typography.
The texture is strong enough to become a primary design feature, especially in smaller interior spaces and at tight spacing, where the brush breaks and jagged terminals add visual noise. At larger sizes the bristle detail becomes more legible and contributes to a tactile, hand-painted look.