Print Emsi 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, album art, event flyers, rough, handmade, playful, grunge, rustic, handmade feel, signage look, texture emphasis, display impact, brushy, textured, uneven, chunky, organic.
A rough, hand-drawn print face with chunky strokes and visibly irregular outlines, as if painted with a dry brush or marker. Letterforms are compact and slightly condensed, with blunt terminals, uneven curves, and occasional nicks that create a textured silhouette. Counters tend to be small and rounded, and stroke edges wobble subtly from glyph to glyph, producing a lively, imperfect rhythm. Spacing feels hand-set rather than mechanically even, reinforcing the casual, crafted look in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy where its bold, textured strokes can be appreciated—posters, packaging callouts, menu headings, craft and outdoorsy branding, and editorial or music/event graphics. It can work for punchy subheads, but the rough edges and compact proportions may reduce clarity at small sizes or in long passages.
The overall tone is informal and earthy, with a spirited, slightly gritty energy. It reads as friendly and spontaneous—more craft-paper and DIY than polished branding—while the heavy color gives it a confident, poster-like presence.
The design appears intended to emulate hand-painted signage or marker lettering, prioritizing tactile texture and personality over geometric uniformity. Its consistent roughness and heavy stroke weight suggest a goal of creating an expressive, attention-grabbing display face for informal, character-forward typography.
Caps and lowercase share a consistent rough brush texture, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive. Numerals match the same hand-rendered weight and irregularity, making them suitable for display contexts where character is more important than precision.