Serif Normal Vido 8 is a very light, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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This serif face is built around extremely thin hairlines paired with swelling, tapered curves, creating a crisp, high-contrast texture. Serifs are fine and sharply pointed, often with subtle bracketing and a calligraphic feel at terminals. Proportions run generously wide with open counters and a relaxed rhythm, while stroke modulation stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures. The lowercase shows traditional, readable forms with softly flared joins and a light, floating baseline presence, producing an overall airy page color at text sizes.
Best suited to editorial design, magazine headlines, and book or album covers where contrast and finesse can be appreciated. It can also support premium branding and formal stationery, particularly when used at larger sizes or with generous leading to preserve its delicate hairlines.
The tone is refined and literary, with a quiet sense of luxury that reads as editorial and cultured rather than loud. Its delicacy and sharp finishing suggest formality and sophistication, lending a poised, classical mood to headlines and short passages.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a conventional text-serif model with heightened contrast, wider proportions, and sharper, more calligraphic detailing, aiming for a polished, high-end voice while remaining familiar in structure.
The numerals and capitals present a stately silhouette with ample interior space, and the thin finishing details demand clean reproduction for best results. The wide set and pronounced contrast make spacing and line length feel expansive, especially in display settings.