High-Contrast Display Serif
Clear Anchor + Resquel
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Clear Anchor's clean modern geometry.
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Condensed mixed case with narrow bowls and softly rounded corners
Clear Anchor
Clear Anchor sets a humanist sans in cream over a grey painted field, its shoulders rounded, its strokes even and its capitals just narrow enough to sit calmly in a line.
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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 & structureMulti-Style (Bold, Condensed)
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 Clear Anchor.
The two words run in mixed case, the C and the l drawing soft curves, the e and the a keeping wide open apertures and the r with a short arm that ends cleanly. There is no contrast to speak of, and nothing is squared off, so the face reads as neutral with a slightly warmer tone than a grotesque. Two tracked captions frame the sample. This is a text-capable sans: it holds a heading, it sets a menu and it stays readable at ten points, which is the point of a face like this and the reason it will not be remembered for its personality.
Condensed mixed case with narrow bowls and softly rounded corners
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Clear Anchor with grounded secondary typography.
Hand-Lettered Accent Voice
Clear Anchor + Boho
Introduces organic movement on pull-quotes, signatures and gift tags.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Clear Anchor’s stroke geometry.
Identity for a small clinic
The calm letterforms read as competence rather than fashion, and the open apertures stay legible on a sign at the end of a corridor.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 600 by 300 mm sign: set the clinic name at 60 mm on one row, keep 22 mm of clear ground beneath before the hours at 14 mm, and keep 28 mm of border so the letters sit inside the panel.
Pre-production check
Thin arms thin further in vinyl; check a cut test before the sign is produced. Request a proof on the actual stock before signing off.
Body text for a community paper
The humanist shapes hold up in continuous text, and the open counters keep a long column readable at the small sizes a local paper uses.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 page: set the body at 10 pt with 14 pt leading, keep 14 mm of clear ground at the outer margin before the folio at 8 pt, and keep 16 mm of margin from the trim on all sides.
Pre-production check
Newsprint thickens strokes; check a proof on the actual paper before the first issue. Order one sample before committing to the run.
Headers for a course pack
A neutral sans keeps a long document consistent, and the warm shapes stay friendly on a handout that students actually have to read.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 handout: set the section head at 18 pt on one row, keep 8 mm of clear ground beneath before the body at 10 pt, and keep 16 mm of margin from the text block on both sides.
Pre-production check
Photocopiers blur small type; check a copy before printing the pack. Test it on the real material before the run is booked.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Condensed mixed case with narrow bowls and softly rounded corners
- Foundry / creator
- TriDraw
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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