High-Contrast Display Serif
Gelistia + The Avenue Editorial
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Gelistia's clean modern geometry.
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Heavy narrow mixed case with compact counters and a pointed t top
Gelistia
Gelistia sets a very condensed grotesque in white over a dark portrait, the strokes heavy, the spacing tight and the letters narrow enough that a seven-letter word fills the frame.
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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 accessSwashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Gelistia.
The name runs in one line of mixed case, the G and the l squared off, the a keeping a small closed counter and the t a short bar. Terminals cut flat, and the weight stays heavy throughout, so the word reads as a white block from a distance and as letterforms close up. Two tracked captions frame the sample above and below. The condensed proportions are the whole point: they let a long name fit a narrow panel or a tall label, and the tight spacing is the trade-off, because at small sizes the letters touch and the word turns into a band.
Heavy narrow mixed case with compact counters and a pointed t top
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Gelistia’s stroke geometry.
Headline in a narrow column
The condensed weight puts a long headline into a short measure, and the flat terminals stay crisp in the small sizes a magazine column uses.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 148 by 210 mm page: set the headline at 44 pt across three lines, keep 16 mm of clear ground beneath before the standfirst at 10 pt, and keep 14 mm of margin from the text block on each side.
Pre-production check
Condensed lines set tight can touch; check the printed page before the issue is signed off.
Sign for a narrow shopfront
The narrow letters fit a fascia above a city door, and the heavy weight stays readable in bad light where a light face disappears.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 1400 by 300 mm fascia panel: set the shop name at 100 mm on one row, keep 26 mm of clear ground beneath before the street number at 18 mm, and keep 30 mm of border so nothing is cut at the ends.
Pre-production check
Heavy coverage on routed board needs two coats; check a painted sample before the install.
Poster for a harvest market
The condensed block gives the market name weight without width, and the white on a dark ground reads across a busy square.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A2 poster: set the market name at 100 pt across two rows, keep 28 mm of clear ground beneath before the times at 18 pt, and keep 26 mm of border all round the sheet.
Pre-production check
Two stacked rows can merge; check the space between baselines at final size before the print order.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Heavy narrow mixed case with compact counters and a pointed t top
- Foundry / creator
- Yarman (7NTypes)
- 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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