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Conso + Borsen
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Conso headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Broad thin capitals with near-circular bowls and short fine serifs
Conso
Conso Serif is a broad thin capital face in which the bowls close near circles, the stems stay light and the serifs finish short and fine, so a single name reads as a modern fashion masthead across an otherwise empty field.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Crisp hairline serifs shine on stationery, foil stamping, and packaging; add slight offset for small decals.
Plotter & output verdictPrint, Hot Foil & Large Signage
Recommended minimum scalePrint 10 pt+ · Vinyl 1.5 in+
Character set & structureMulti-Style (Italic, Bold, Light)
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded · Swashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Conso.
The O and Q turn wide circular bowls, the N runs a long thin diagonal between two light stems, the C opens a broad crescent and every straight stem ends in a short fine serif that barely leaves the letter. The near-circular geometry is the character: it holds a name wide and quiet, which is why the sample centres one word with generous blank space and a small serif subtitle. The family runs seven weights upright and italic, so a title can move from thin to bold without a second licence, and the thin cut wants coated stock from 16 pt. The pale field, the small subtitle and the slanted attribution are presentation.
Modern serif · Thin · Wide bowls
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Conso with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Conso + Farmhouse
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 Conso’s stroke geometry.
Masthead for a design quarterly
The circular bowls give a masthead symmetry, and the seven-weight family lets the title sit thin while the standfirst uses a bold cut at 12 pt.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A4 cover: set the masthead at 84 pt across the upper third, set the standfirst at 12 pt in a mid weight 24 mm beneath, and keep 26 mm of clear margin at both sides.
Pre-production check
A thin circular bowl printed at 84 pt on newsprint breaks its hairlines; check the stock and print the masthead coated or one weight heavier.
Wordmark for an architecture studio
The wide bowls space a long studio name without ornament, and the light stems hold at 30 pt on a card with plenty of white.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an 85 by 55 mm card: set the studio name at 30 pt with wide tracking, set the address at 7 pt in the italic cut beneath, and keep 14 mm of clear space below the wordmark.
Pre-production check
Wide tracking over a fine serif looks loose rather than airy; check the card and hold the tracking under 80 units.
Heading for a modern wedding suite
The thin capitals suit a contemporary invitation, and the circular bowls keep a pair of names balanced at 24 pt on heavy card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 130 by 180 mm card: set the names at 24 pt on one line, set the date and venue at 9 pt in a light serif beneath, and keep 20 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
Two names set in a light cut at 18 pt lose their serifs on a textured stock; check the proof and keep the line at 22 pt or above.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Broad thin capitals with near-circular bowls and short fine serifs
- Foundry / creator
- Pasha Larin
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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