Neutral Sans Workhorse
Monsante + Furion
Lets Monsante own the focal silhouette while handling secondary copy, sizing and subheads cleanly.
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1920s Art Deco double-line inline geometric display
Monsante
Monsante is a tall, geometric 1920s Art Deco display typeface built from crisp parallel double-line inline strokes and low-waisted crossbars.
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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 · Ligatures
Best surfaces & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Monsante.
Monsante is a nineteen-twenties Art Deco double-line inline geometric display: wide squared letters built from two parallel strokes with a hairline gap, sharp mitred corners and a strict symmetry that reads as a hotel facade sign. The gap between the lines is the design and it closes into one stroke when the face is reduced. It needs roughly 32 mm for the double line to read, and it is best in one fine metallic on a dark ground, or one ink on a pale ground where the gap stays open.
Gatsby · Architectural · Glamorous
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Monsante with grounded secondary typography.
Structured Secondary Voice
Monsante + Marquis - Elegant Modern Serif
Grounds bold display lettering with classic typographic authority on posters, badges and apparel.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Monsante’s stroke geometry.
Invitation, menu header and table card
A double-line Deco face gives a formal wedding a lettered plate rather than a script. The gap holds at 30 pt on an invitation, and one fine ink keeps it open on smooth card.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Invitation 130 x 180 mm, names 30 pt with 10 mm line clearance, details 9/13 pt, 18 mm margins. Menu 120 x 210 mm, header 18 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 double line merges into one and the name reads as a plain stroke. Raise table cards to 18 pt, and proof one card before the set.
Hotel identity, directory plate and card
A Deco geometric display reads as a lettered facade rather than a corporate logo, which is what a small hotel wants in its lobby. The gap holds at 40 mm on a plate, and one metallic prints the plate and the cards in one order.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Directory plate 300 x 80 mm, word 40 mm with 8 mm line clearance, 10 mm margins. Card 85 x 55 mm, word 26 mm, 6 mm margins. Letterhead 210 x 297 mm, word 30 mm, 20 mm margins.
Pre-production check
A 300 x 80 mm plate at 40 mm closes the gap into one stroke and the mark reads as a plain bar. Raise the plate to 50 mm or keep the gap at 1.5 mm, and check one plate before the run.
Design-issue cover, opener and folio mark
A Deco double-line display turns a design issue into a facade cover. The gap holds at 84 pt on a coated cover, and one metallic keeps it open against a dark ground.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Cover 210 x 297 mm, title 84 pt with 12 mm line clearance, cover lines 10/14 pt over two columns of 82 mm, 18 mm margins and a 12 mm head. Opener 56 pt. Folio mark 12 mm.
Pre-production check
At 12 mm on the folio mark the gap closes and the mark reads as a smudge. Use a single line on the folio, and proof one spread at 1:1.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Display · 1920s Art Deco double-line inline geometric display
- Foundry / creator
- Arterfak Project
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- Ligatures
- Ligatures mentioned in designer listing
Creator topic tags (25)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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