Print Ilwo 10 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event flyers, edgy, handmade, punk, quirky, grunge, high impact, diy texture, hand-cut look, expressive display, angular, jagged, chiseled, textured, irregular.
A heavy, hand-drawn display face with compact proportions and an irregular, carved silhouette. Strokes are thick and somewhat angular, with sharp corners, cut-in notches, and uneven terminals that create a rough, inked texture. Counters tend to be small and sometimes asymmetrical, and the overall rhythm varies slightly from letter to letter, reinforcing a handmade feel. The lowercase shares the same chunky construction, with simple forms and minimal joining behavior, while figures are bold and blocky with similarly distressed edges.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, album covers, and event promotions. It can also work for bold packaging or labels where a handmade, gritty voice is desirable, especially when set with generous spacing and strong contrast against the background.
The font reads as raw and confrontational, with a gritty DIY energy. Its jagged edges and uneven contours evoke street-made lettering, zine headlines, and hand-cut poster type, giving it a playful but aggressive attitude.
The design appears intended to deliver a loud, handcrafted display voice that feels cut or painted rather than mechanically drawn. Its controlled irregularities and sharp, chipped contours suggest a deliberate effort to balance legibility with a distressed, high-impact character.
The visual weight and tight interior spaces make the face most comfortable at larger sizes, where the rugged detailing and cut-in shapes stay clear. The style is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, maintaining a cohesive rough-hewn texture in running words as well as isolated characters.