Print Osnew 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: branding, posters, packaging, invitations, social media, friendly, lively, casual, expressive, handmade, handmade feel, expressive display, casual voice, brush lettering, brushy, calligraphic, slanted, tapered, bouncy.
This font has an informal, handwritten print style with a consistent rightward slant and brush-like stroke modulation. Strokes show pronounced tapering at entry and exit points, producing sharp terminals and occasional teardrop-like joins that emphasize motion. Letterforms are narrow and vertically oriented, with lively baseline bounce and variable rhythm from glyph to glyph, while maintaining a cohesive overall texture. Counters tend to be compact and the lowercase appears relatively small against tall ascenders and descenders, giving the alphabet a slightly top-heavy, energetic silhouette.
It performs best in short to medium display text where the tapering and rhythmic slant can be appreciated—such as logos, headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and event invitations. It can also work for social media graphics and quotes when set with generous spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone feels personable and upbeat, like quick marker lettering refined into a repeatable style. Its brisk strokes and springy cadence read as approachable and creative rather than formal, making it well suited to conveying warmth and spontaneity.
The design appears intended to capture the speed and character of brush or marker handwriting while remaining legible and stylistically consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures. Its proportions and stroke contrast prioritize expressiveness and a handcrafted feel over strict uniformity.
Uppercase and lowercase are both cursive-leaning but remain largely unconnected, reinforcing a handwritten print impression. Numerals follow the same tapered, brush-pen logic, keeping the set visually consistent in mixed text and display lines.