Sans Contrasted Elvi 7 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, craft branding, playful, handmade, quirky, friendly, storybook, handmade feel, expressiveness, approachability, display personality, rounded, bouncy, inked, informal, lively.
A lively, hand-drawn sans with soft, rounded contours and visibly irregular stroke behavior. Stems and bowls show brush/marker-like modulation, with tapered joins and occasional flared terminals that create a rhythmic, slightly wobbly baseline and uneven color in text. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph—some letters are squat and wide while others narrow—adding a casual, organic texture; counters are generally open and shapes lean toward simplified geometric forms rather than strict construction.
Best suited to display settings where personality is the priority—headlines, posters, book covers, playful branding, and packaging. It can also work for short bursts of UI or social graphics, but the irregular rhythm and heavy modulation are most effective at larger sizes rather than dense body copy.
The overall tone feels warm and mischievous, like lettering from a children’s book or a playful craft label. Its uneven strokes and buoyant shapes convey approachability and spontaneity, suggesting a human touch rather than polished neutrality.
The design appears intended to mimic expressive marker/brush lettering within a sans framework, prioritizing charm, movement, and an artisanal feel. It aims to be instantly recognizable and friendly, offering a casual alternative to cleaner display sans styles.
In running text, the strong stroke modulation and irregular widths create a distinctive texture that becomes a stylistic feature, especially at larger sizes. Numerals and capitals share the same hand-rendered energy, with simplified forms and soft corners that keep the set cohesive.