
Dustcode + Mango Dream
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Dustcode headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Light even slabs with broad rounded typed bowls
Dustcode shows a yellow uppercase title with thin, fairly even strokes and short rounded slab ends, where the U and O keep open round bowls and the lighter weight contrasts with darker typewriter-style text set beside it on the same cover.
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Fine grain and micro-texture excel in 300 DPI print, sublimation, and screen print rather than small vinyl weeding.
Visual anatomy & craft review
The strokes stay thin and even, the slab ends round off, the bowls open wide and the weight sits well below the neighbouring text. That lightness is the character: the title reads as a caption rather than a headline, which is why the sample pairs it with heavier type. The photograph and yellow tint are styling rather than built-in effects, so keep 26 pt as the floor, print on a smooth stock and check the slab ends against your own background.
Light even slabs with broad rounded typed bowls
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Tested contrast partners — pairing Dustcode with grounded secondary typography.

Dustcode + Mango Dream
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Dustcode headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Dustcode + Welcome
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Dustcode’s stroke geometry.
The light slabs suit a caption line, and the open bowls hold a short sentence at 16 pt beneath an image, where the rounded ends stay soft at that size.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 210 mm page: set the caption at 16 pt on one line beneath the photograph, keep 8 mm of clear ground between image and type, and keep the measure under 80 characters so the light row stays comfortable.
Pre-production check
Light slabs on newsprint thicken; check the proof and choose a coated stock or a heavier weight.
The airy caps give a bag a quiet mark, and the rounded bowls hold a two-word name at 20 pt on a 65 by 95 mm bag, where the thin strokes stay crisp on kraft.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 65 by 95 mm kraft bag label: set the roaster name at 20 pt on one row, keep 10 mm of clear ground beneath before the origin at 7 pt, and keep the label pale so the thin strokes hold.
Pre-production check
Thin slabs printed at 14 pt on kraft break up; check the plate proof and hold the name at 18 pt or above.
The typewriter tone keeps a note modest, and the even strokes hold a short line at 24 pt on an A6 card, where the rounded slab ends read as stamped.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A6 card: set the line at 24 pt across the upper half, keep 14 mm of clear ground beneath before the signature at 12 pt, and keep the card plain so the light row carries the page.
Pre-production check
A light line under a bold signature looks unfinished; check the card and keep both at similar weight.
Technical & licence verification
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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