Modern Grotesque Body
Nevada + Prime Nordic
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Nevada headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Broad clean slab
Nevada
Nevada is a broad clean slab in white over a desert road photograph: wide caps with bracketed slab serifs, open round bowls and even spacing, with a small tracked line above and a banner beneath that states the style and the language support.
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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 accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Nevada.
The word spans the plate and the drawing is a slab at a broad width: the serifs are bracketed rather than square, the bowls are round and open, and the spacing is even, which keeps the face legible at distance without looking mechanical. That construction is why it suits signage and titles rather than long text, and the plate sets it over a photograph so the buyer can see the white holding against a warm, busy background. The banner beneath is a solid block with tracked caps, which is a period device, and the line at the head names the style. Because the counters are open, the face works at moderate sizes as well as large, and the plate demonstrates the display end by filling the width with one word.
Slab, broad, clean, bold
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Nevada with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Nevada’s stroke geometry.
Fascia for an outdoor shop
A broad slab reads at roadside distance, and the open counters survive a painted board where a narrow slab would fill in.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 1,400 by 420 mm fascia: the shop at 130 mm cap height, the stock line in a 24 mm slab, and a 5 mm rule. Keep 30 mm margins and paint two colours on a primed board.
Pre-production check
Check the fascia at eight metres, where the bracketed joins can soften; keep the serifs uncut. Confirm the 24 mm stock line reads at four metres and that the rule clears the fixings.
Cover for a travel title
A broad slab gives a travel cover weight, and the open bowls keep a long place name readable at newsstand size where a condensed face would clot.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the title at 85 mm cap height across 205 mm, the subtitle in a 12 pt slab, and the author at 9 pt. Print two colours on a coated stock and keep the title over a quiet area of the image.
Pre-production check
Check the title at 85 mm, where the round bowls can merge; open the spacing slightly. Confirm the 9 pt author survives lamination and that the title clears the trim by 12 mm.
Sign for a roadside stand
A clean slab reads from a moving car, and the broad letters fill a small roadside board without needing a second line of type.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 900 by 380 mm board: the stand at 110 mm cap height, the prices at 26 mm, and a 5 mm border. Keep 22 mm margins and paint two colours on a light board.
Pre-production check
Check the board at five metres, where the open bowls can look empty; keep the spacing tight. Confirm the 26 mm prices read at three metres and that the border is level.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Slab Serif · Broad clean slab
- Foundry / creator
- Minimalistartstudio
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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