High-Contrast Display Serif
Asterone + Orvelia
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Asterone's clean modern geometry.
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Wide low capitals with flat arms and a sweeping curved R leg
Asterone
Asterone centres a pale uppercase name on a dark textured field, where wide A and O shapes, long horizontal E arms and near-even strokes make a low extended line and the R leg continues into a curved flourish.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Asterone.
The letters stretch wide and sit low, the arms run flat and long, the strokes stay even and one leg breaks the restraint with a sweep. That single flourish is the character: an extended cap row gains one memorable gesture, which is why the sample keeps one short word on a dark ground. The caption calls it a family but shows one word, so confirm the styles your file carries, keep 30 pt and allow 18 mm beneath the sweep.
Wide low capitals with flat arms and a sweeping curved R leg
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Asterone with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Asterone’s stroke geometry.
Wordmark for an architecture studio
The extended caps give a studio a wide mark, and the flat arms hold a one-word name at 30 pt on a card, where the R sweep finishes the line.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an 85 by 55 mm card: set the wordmark at 30 pt on one row, keep 18 mm of clear ground beneath for the sweep, and set the address at 7 pt in small caps.
Pre-production check
An extended row set at 20 pt runs into the card edge; check the proof and keep 14 mm of margin.
Cover line for a design issue
The low wide caps set a restrained cover, and the long arms hold a two-word title at 56 pt on a coated page, where the sweep reads as a drawn note.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 cover: set the title at 58 pt on one row across the upper third, keep 26 mm of clear ground beneath before the cover lines at 9 pt, and let the R sweep sit inside a 20 mm margin.
Pre-production check
Pale caps over a dark texture lose their edges; check the cover and print the title in white on a dark field.
Sign for a design department
The extended caps suit an institutional sign, and the even strokes stay clear at 44 pt on a printed sheet, where the wide shapes read from a corridor.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 sign: set the department name at 44 pt on one row, keep 20 mm of clear ground beneath before the room number at 13 pt, and keep 20 mm of margin all round.
Pre-production check
A wide row on a portrait sheet crowds the margins; check the artwork and set the sign landscape.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Wide low capitals with flat arms and a sweeping curved R leg
- Foundry / creator
- letterhend
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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