High-Contrast Display Serif
Helina + Aureline
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Heavy geometric condensed display grotesk
Helina
Helina is a clean, heavy-weight condensed sans serif with flat-cut terminals, tight vertical rhythm, and bold magazine-masthead authority.
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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 & structureMulti-Style (Bold, Condensed)
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 Helina.
Helina is a heavy geometric condensed grotesk: very narrow stems with a uniform weight, squared shoulders, tight apertures and a level baseline that makes a column of type look like a printed rule. The condensation fits long words on a fascia, and the tight aperture is what closes first when the face is small. It needs roughly 24 mm for the aperture and the squared shoulder to read, and it is best in one dark ink on white and cream, or white on a dark ground where the narrow stems read as vertical lights.
Architectural · Punchy · Editorial
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Helina’s stroke geometry.
News-feature headline, index column and pull quote
A heavy condensed grotesk is the lettering of a printed newspaper rather than a website, which is what a news feature wants across the top. The narrow stems stack a long headline in three lines at 64 pt, and one ink prints it on uncoated stock without losing the counters.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Opener 210 x 297 mm, headline 64 pt with 6 mm aperture clearance, standfirst 11/15 pt, body 9/13 pt in three columns, 18 mm margins. Index column 40 mm wide, entries 8/10 pt.
Pre-production check
At 8 pt in the index column the tight aperture closes and the entries read as grey rules. Keep index text at 9.5 pt and above, and proof one page at 1:1 before the run.
Studio identity, folder and door fascia
A heavy condensed grotesk reads as a municipal sign rather than a studio logo, which is what an architecture practice wants on its fascia. The narrow stems fit a long practice name at 120 mm, and one ink prints the fascia and the folder from one separation.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Fascia 2400 x 400 mm, word 160 mm with 20 mm edge clearance. Folder 240 x 320 mm, word 40 mm, 20 mm margins. Card 85 x 55 mm, name 12 pt, details 7/9 pt, 5 mm margins.
Pre-production check
On an 85 x 55 mm card the details at 7 pt lose the aperture and read as a solid grey line under the name. Raise details to 8.5 pt or drop them to the reverse, and check one card before the order.
Festival schedule, field sign and shirt back
A condensed grotesk fits a full festival schedule on one card where a normal-width face would need two. The heavy stems hold at 150 mm on a field sign, and one ink prints the card, the sign and the shirt in a single order.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Schedule card 148 x 210 mm, header 30 mm, acts 10 mm, times 9 mm, 12 mm margins. Field sign 900 x 600 mm, word 120 mm, 25 mm margins. Shirt back 300 x 400 mm, word 90 mm, 20 mm margins.
Pre-production check
On a 148 x 210 mm schedule the 9 mm times print with clogged counters on an office laser and the set times become unreadable. Raise times to 10 mm or set them in a wider companion, and print one card on the actual printer.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Heavy geometric condensed display grotesk
- Foundry / creator
- Funtype Co.
- Language support
- Multilingual character support stated by creator
- 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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