Print Esby 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, social graphics, energetic, expressive, rugged, playful, handmade, handmade impact, analog texture, casual emphasis, expressive display, brushy, textured, inky, casual, irregular.
A lively, brush-lettered print style with dense strokes, compact proportions, and a noticeable rightward slant. The letterforms show strong marker/brush texture with rough edges, tapering ends, and occasional ink buildup that creates uneven stroke widths. Counters are generally small and apertures tend to close up at smaller sizes, while the overall rhythm remains cohesive through consistent stroke energy and simplified, chunky shapes. Uppercase and lowercase share a similar informal structure, with slightly irregular widths and baseline behavior that reinforce the handmade feel.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy where texture and personality are assets—posters, event promos, packaging, album/cover art, and social media graphics. It can work for subheads and punchy pull quotes, but the dense strokes and tight counters suggest avoiding very small sizes or long passages of body text.
The font reads as bold, spontaneous, and streetwise, balancing friendliness with a gritty, ink-on-paper attitude. Its rough texture and brisk slant give it urgency and motion, while the rounded, simplified construction keeps it approachable and informal.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of hand-painted lettering in a consistent, repeatable typeface. The goal appears to be high-impact communication with a raw, tactile brush texture and an informal, energetic cadence.
The texture is a defining feature: edges look dry-brushed and slightly torn, producing a natural, analog grain across stems and curves. Numerals match the same painted construction and feel sturdy and attention-grabbing, suited to quick labels and emphatic callouts.