High-Contrast Display Serif
Delauney + Raffined
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Delauney's clean modern geometry.
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Bold low-waisted 1920s Art Deco geometric sans
Delauney
Delauney is a bold, solid single-layer Art Deco sans serif defined by dramatic low-waisted crossbars on 'E', 'A', and 'R' and crisp geometric poise.
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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 & structureAll-Caps Display Alphabet
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Delauney.
Delauney is a nineteen-twenties Art Deco geometric sans with a low waist: tall narrow caps, a very high crossbar, a small aperture and a strict geometric construction with no curve in the stems. The low waist stacks a long word vertically, and the small aperture closes first when the face shrinks. It needs roughly 20 mm for the aperture and the waist to read, and it is best in one deep ink on cream, or a fine gilt on deep green where the narrow stems print as light bars.
1920s-cinema · Low-waisted · Sturdy-Deco
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Delauney with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Delauney’s stroke geometry.
Invitation, menu and table plan
A low-waisted Deco sans gives a wedding the geometry of a printed programme rather than a script, which is what a modern couple wants. The tall caps set the names at 30 pt, and the narrow stems fit a long table plan on one sheet.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Invitation 130 x 180 mm, names 30 pt with 8 mm aperture clearance, details 9/13 pt, 15 mm margins. Menu 120 x 210 mm, header 16 pt, courses 9/12 pt. Table plan 400 x 600 mm, names 11 mm, 20 mm margins.
Pre-production check
An 11 mm table-plan name closes the aperture and the names read as solid bars at a distance. Raise the plan to 15 mm, and proof one plan before the set.
Cocktail-bar identity, door plate and menu cover
A Deco geometric sans reads as a brass plate rather than a modern logo, which is what a cocktail bar wants at its entrance. The tall caps hold at 50 mm on a plate, and one gilt ink on deep green prints the plate and the menu cover from one file.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Door plate 300 x 120 mm, word 50 mm with 8 mm aperture clearance, 15 mm margins. Menu cover 150 x 230 mm, title 36 pt, 15 mm margins. Coaster 95 mm round, word 10 mm, 4 mm die margin.
Pre-production check
A 95 mm coaster at 10 mm closes the aperture and the word becomes a solid slab. Use a single letter on the coaster, and print one coaster before the batch.
New Year invitation, menu and table card
A Deco sans gives a winter dinner the geometry of a printed invitation without a script, which suits a long table. The tall caps hold at 26 pt on a menu header, and one deep ink on cream prints the invitation, the menu and the cards as a suite.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Invitation 130 x 180 mm, names 26 pt with 8 mm aperture clearance, details 9/13 pt, 15 mm margins. Menu 120 x 210 mm, header 20 pt, courses 9/12 pt. Table card 90 x 50 mm, name 12 pt, 4 mm margins.
Pre-production check
At 12 pt on a table card the aperture closes and the name reads as a plain block that greys out. Raise table cards to 16 pt, and proof one card before the set.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Bold low-waisted 1920s Art Deco geometric sans
- Foundry / creator
- Arterfak Project
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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