High-Contrast Display Serif
Decoration + Bulgary
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Decoration's clean modern geometry.
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Tall narrow flat-sided retro condensed sans (PUA, OTF & TTF)
Decoration
Decoration is a sleek, tall flat-sided condensed sans (narrower and taller than sister font Collection #963!) built for clean architectural posters & labels (OTF/TTF).
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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 accessPUA Encoded
Best surfaces & mediaWood Porch Signs · Laser Acrylic · Bottle & Jar Labels
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Decoration.
Decoration is a tall narrow condensed sans in caps with flat sides, PUA alternates and a compact retro skeleton that reads as architectural signage rather than a modern grotesk. The stems are straight and the counters small, so a long word fits a narrow panel, and the flat sides let the letters sit close without touching. It needs roughly 18 mm for the compact counters to stay open, and it is at its best in one dark ink on a warm neutral ground where the proportions carry the design.
Tall-flat-sided · Gallery-condensed · Clean-cut
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Decoration with grounded secondary typography.
Hand-Lettered Accent Voice
Decoration + Simple Handwriting
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 Decoration’s stroke geometry.
Certificate, staff thank-you card and appreciation tag
Architectural caps read as an official acknowledgement rather than a greeting, which suits an institutional thank-you. The compact proportions fit a long award title on one line.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Certificate A4 landscape, title 24 mm, name 16 mm, body 9/13 pt, 20 mm margins. Card 148 x 105 mm, heading 12 mm, message 7/10 pt. Tag 50 x 90 mm, name 9 mm, hole 5 mm clear.
Pre-production check
Certificates are printed on 200 gsm and rolled, and a compact cap at 16 mm scuffs along the roll edge. Print one copy, roll and unroll it, and inspect the name before the run.
Architecture poster, exhibition label and report cover
Flat-sided caps read as drafting titles, which suits an architecture or design publication. Narrow proportions stack a long project name in a single column.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Poster A1, title 200 mm, details 26/32 pt, 40 mm margins and 20 mm clear of the trim. Label 100 x 60 mm, object 9 pt, data 7 pt, 5 mm border. Report 210 x 297 mm, cover 40 pt, 20 mm margins.
Pre-production check
Labels at 7 pt under gallery lighting lose a compact cap's counters. Keep the data in a wider companion sans and reserve this face for the object name, checking one at 40 cm.
Department banner, timetable board and workshop sign
Condensed caps read as institutional signage, which is what a design or engineering department wants. The compact width fits a long course title on a board.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Banner 1500 x 400 mm, word 250 mm, 100 mm margins. Board 900 x 600 mm, heading 90 mm, rows 24 mm on a 34 mm pitch. Sign 600 x 200 mm, word 80 mm, 40 mm margins.
Pre-production check
Timetable boards are updated by hand and a narrow cap at 24 mm leaves little room for a student to add a note. Keep row heights at 34 mm, and check one printed board with a written entry.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Tall narrow flat-sided retro condensed sans (PUA, OTF & TTF)
- Foundry / creator
- CraftedType Studio
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- File formats mentioned
- OTF, TTF
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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