Modern Grotesque Body
Cambrino + Borsen
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Cambrino headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Soft mixed-case slabs with a curled descending a form
Cambrino
Cambrino sets a fat display slab in cream on green, its serifs bulbous, its bowls round and its g built from a loop that crosses itself below the baseline.
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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 accessStylistic Alternates · Ligatures
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Cambrino.
The name fills the width of the card, the C and the b almost touching, and the serifs swell at the ends rather than staying square, which makes the word look pressed rather than cut. A starburst badge sits above the word and small tracked notes run along the edges, naming the foundry, the classification and the alternates. There is no contrast in the strokes, so the shape carries the character, and the round bowls keep the face good-natured at large sizes. At small sizes the fat strokes and the tight spacing merge, which limits the face to headings, labels and packaging rather than text.
Soft mixed-case slabs with a curled descending a form
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Cambrino with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Cambrino + Autography
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Cambrino’s stroke geometry.
Pack for a snack brand
The fat slab gives a snack pack a shelf voice, and the short product name fits the round bowls on a small front panel of the carton.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 100 by 140 mm pack face: set the product at 26 pt on one row, keep 11 mm of clear ground beneath before the flavour at 8 pt, and keep 8 mm of margin so the serifs are not trimmed.
Pre-production check
Bulbous serifs crowd at small sizes; check a printed pack sample before the run. Request a proof on the actual stock before signing off.
Cover line for a food magazine
The heavy slab reads from across a shop floor, and the warm cream on green keeps a seasonal cover line friendly rather than shouty.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 210 by 280 mm cover: set the cover line at 92 pt on one row, keep 22 mm of clear ground beneath before the standfirst at 11 pt, and keep 18 mm of margin from the trim edge.
Pre-production check
Two slabs side by side can merge; check the letter spacing at final size before the proof.
Sign for a school fair
The chunky lettering reads at a distance on a noticeboard, and the plain shapes stay legible for children reading across a hall.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 500 by 700 mm board: set the fair name at 88 pt across two rows, keep 24 mm of clear ground beneath before the date at 18 pt, and keep 26 mm of border so no serif is clipped.
Pre-production check
Cheap board printing fills the counters; check a physical proof before the order. Order one sample before committing to the run.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Slab Serif · Soft mixed-case slabs with a curled descending a form
- Foundry / creator
- product.rasiostudio
- Ligatures
- Ligatures mentioned in designer listing
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
- Language support
- Multilingual character support stated by creator
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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