Print Osrib 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, playful, casual, lively, friendly, expressive, handwritten feel, brush energy, human warmth, display emphasis, brushed, energetic, informal, slanted, rounded.
An informal handwritten print with a brisk, forward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show noticeable pressure modulation, with tapered entry/exit points and occasional pointed terminals that mimic quick, confident pen lifts. The forms are compact with tight counters and a relatively low lowercase height, while capitals are larger and more flamboyant, often featuring looped or swashed shapes. Overall spacing is moderately tight and the rhythm is dynamic, with small variations in width and stroke finish that reinforce a drawn-by-hand character.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as branding marks, packaging callouts, posters, and promotional headlines where its brushy energy can lead. It also works well for social graphics, invitations, and casual signage, while very small sizes or dense paragraphs may reduce clarity due to the lively stroke endings and compact counters.
The tone is upbeat and personable, reading like energetic handwriting used for emphasis. It feels spontaneous and human rather than polished, lending a friendly, conversational voice with a hint of flair from the swashy capitals.
The design appears intended to simulate quick brush handwriting in a readable, unconnected print style, balancing expressiveness with enough consistency for display use. Its swashed capitals and tapered strokes suggest a goal of adding personality and motion to titles and emphasis text.
Uppercase letters tend to be more decorative and calligraphic than the lowercase, which is simpler and more note-like. Numerals follow the same brushed logic, with curved, open shapes and tapering ends that keep them visually consistent with the alphabet.