Print Adzu 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, greeting cards, social graphics, quotes, friendly, casual, playful, warm, approachable, human touch, informal display, hand-lettered feel, friendly branding, hand-drawn, brushy, rounded, slanted, bouncy.
A lively, hand-drawn print with a consistent rightward slant and a brush-pen feel. Strokes show gentle swelling and tapering with rounded terminals, creating smooth, slightly bouncy forms. Letter shapes are compact and upright in their construction despite the slant, with simplified, open counters and occasional looped details in capitals and descenders. Spacing and widths vary subtly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic rhythm while remaining readable in words and short lines.
Well-suited to display settings where a human touch is desired: packaging, menus, invitations, greeting cards, posters, and social media graphics. It can also work for short pull quotes or subheads when you want an informal, friendly accent without going fully cursive.
The overall tone is personable and informal, like neat marker lettering in a notebook. Its soft curves and lively stroke endings give it a cheerful, conversational voice that feels welcoming rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering—clean enough for easy reading, but varied enough to preserve a natural, personal character. Its slant, rounded joins, and brush-like modulation aim to add warmth and motion to display text.
Capitals are more embellished than the lowercase, with a few swashy entry/exit strokes that add personality in headings. Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with rounded shapes and slightly uneven widths that keep them aligned stylistically with the letters.