Neutral Sans Workhorse
Nova + Mansory
Lets Nova own the focal silhouette while handling secondary copy, sizing and subheads cleanly.
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Inflated bubbly display with layered depth
Nova
Nova is an inflated display in glossy white on a psychedelic gradient: rounded, blown-up letters with a thick outline and two offset layers behind them in orange and violet, so the word looks like a balloon sign lit from above.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Cut solid base, outline, and shadow layers in separate vinyl colors and align on registration marks.
Plotter & output verdictMulti-Layer Stack Ready
Recommended minimum scale1.25 in+ stacked height
Character set & structureMulti-Style (Shadow/Extrude, Bold)
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaClassroom Decor · Die-Cut Stickers · Party Banners
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Nova.
The word fills the middle of the frame and every letter is exaggerated into a balloon: wide bowls, no straight strokes, and highlights drawn along the top-left of each shape as if the surface were wet. A cream keyline wraps the whole word, and behind it two solid offset layers step down and to the right in warm and cool colours, which produces the depth without a soft shadow. The counters are generous and round, so the word stays legible at the weight it is set at, and the spacing is tight enough that the inflated forms nearly touch and read as a single drifting shape. The ground is a full-colour gradient of bubbles, stars and blobs, and the two caption lines are set in a rounded sans with a small offset edge, so the page is entirely of one visual language.
Bubbly, glossy, playful, dimensional
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Nova with grounded secondary typography.
Structured Secondary Voice
Nova + Alerigue
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 Nova’s stroke geometry.
Invitation for a kids' party
An inflated display reads as celebration before a single word is parsed, and the layered offsets give a home-printed card the look of a designed piece.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A6 card: the word at 40 pt, the details in a 9 pt rounded sans beneath, and two offset layers behind the letters at 1 mm steps. Keep the palette to three tints on a mid ground so the layers stay distinguishable.
Pre-production check
Check the offsets at 40 pt, where a 0.5 mm step disappears on a home printer; keep them at 1 mm minimum. Confirm the 9 pt details keep a 4.5:1 contrast on the gradient and that the outlines do not merge where two letters touch.
Sticker for a soft drink
A glossy inflated word reads as a product with fizz, and the solid offset layers can be reduced to two flat inks for a cheap sticker run.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Die-cut a 55 mm sticker: the word at 16 pt, two flat offset layers at 1.5 mm, and a 2 mm white border to the die line. Keep the outline at least 0.8 mm wide so the cut does not clip the letters.
Pre-production check
Check the die at 55 mm, where a 0.8 mm outline can be cut through; increase the border. Confirm the two flat layers read as depth at arm's length and that the sticker survives being peeled from a cold can.
Poster for a pool party
An inflated display gives a summer poster the look of water toys and inflatables, which is a faster read than an illustration of a pool.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A2 portrait: the word at 180 mm cap height, the date in a 20 mm rounded sans, and three offset layers at 4 mm. Keep the type on the upper half so the lower half can carry the venue and a simple graphic, and use four tints maximum.
Pre-production check
Check the offsets at 180 mm, where a light layer can read as a printing error; separate the tints enough to see the step. Confirm the 20 mm date reads at four metres and that the outlines hold at the printer's resolution.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Display · Inflated bubbly display with layered depth
- Foundry / creator
- Raholco
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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