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Chicago Athlete + Flowsky Editorial
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Chicago Athlete's clean modern geometry.
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Varsity slab capitals paired with bold retro script
Chicago Athlete
Chicago Athlete pairs a tall arched slab word with a thick flowing script below, where the script carries round loops and a long terminal that forms the lower edge of a badge.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Weld or Unite overlapping script joins into one continuous vector path before sending to the blade.
Plotter & output verdictWeld Joins Before Cutting
Recommended minimum scale1.10 in+ x-height on vinyl
Character set & structureMatched Font Duo
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded
Best surfaces & mediaHTV Apparel · Team Jerseys · Heavyweight Merch
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Chicago Athlete.
The slabs stay tall and arched, the script thickens and flows, the loops close round and the final stroke flattens out to close the shape at the bottom. That shared edge is the character: the two members read as one badge rather than two lines, which is why the cover binds them with cream borders and shadows. The overlap is a designed lockup and not an automatic alignment, so build the arch and the edge yourself and check that any two words will actually meet that way.
Duo · Varsity slabs · Retro script
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Chicago Athlete’s stroke geometry.
Badge for a school team
The varsity and script pairing suits a badge, and the two members hold at 70 mm and 44 mm on a printed transfer, where the arch and the terminal meet.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 240 mm transfer: set the team word at 70 mm in the arched slabs, set the motto at 44 mm in the script beneath with 16 mm of clear ground, and keep 18 mm of clear edge around the finished badge.
Pre-production check
An arch built by scaling distorts the slabs; check the artwork and build the curve, not a transformation.
Sticker for a sports camp
The retro pairing gives a camp sticker its shape, and the script terminal closes the badge at 30 mm on a die cut, so the lower edge stays flat.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Cut a 90 mm sticker: set the camp name at 30 mm in the slabs, set the year at 18 mm in the script beneath, and keep the die contour 4 mm outside the lower terminal so the edge stays clean.
Pre-production check
A die that follows the terminal too closely tears on peel; check the cut file and keep 4 mm of clear vinyl.
Sign for a boxing club
The badge lockup suits a gym sign, and the thick script holds the lower line at 44 mm on a painted panel, where the terminal reads as a rule.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 600 by 300 mm panel: set the team word at 60 mm in the slabs, set the phrase at 40 mm in the script beneath, and keep 24 mm of border so the lower terminal stays inside.
Pre-production check
A script terminal painted at 20 mm closes into a bar; check the mask and keep the script at 36 mm or above.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Duo · Varsity slab capitals paired with bold retro script
- Foundry / creator
- Blankids Studio
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
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