Pontiac Inline Font by SC Type — Cutting Specs & Pairings

At-a-glance maker compatibility

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 & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals

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 Pontiac Inline.

Pontiac Inline is a Parisian Art Deco geometric inline sans: extended squared caps, a fine inner rule that follows the contour, stepped shoulders and a strict geometric construction with no curvature in the stems. The inline is the entire design, so it closes when the face is small or overprinted, and the extended width makes words long. It needs roughly 34 mm for the inner rule to read as a line, and it is best in one deep ink on cream, or a metallic on deep green where the inline prints as a bright keyline.

Parisian-Deco · Geometric-inline · Chic

Two-font hierarchy recipes

Suggested font
pairings.

Tested contrast partners — pairing Pontiac Inline with grounded secondary typography.

Neutral Sans WorkhorseSans serif

Pontiac Inline + Mansory

Companion by Pasha Larin · Light contrast capital sans

Lets Pontiac Inline own the focal silhouette while handling secondary copy, sizing and subheads cleanly.

Inspect Mansory specimen

Structured Secondary VoiceSerif

Original Lumera Editorial preview by jinanstd

Pontiac Inline + Lumera Editorial

Companion by jinanstd · Tall condensed ribbon-swashed glamour display serif

Grounds bold display lettering with classic typographic authority on posters, badges and apparel.

Inspect Lumera Editorial specimen

Practical applications

Project & layout
blueprints.

Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Pontiac Inline’s stroke geometry.

Brand & packaging

Cocktail-bar identity, door plate and menu cover

A Parisian Deco inline reads as a brass door plate rather than a modern logo, which is what a cocktail bar wants at its entrance. The inner rule gives the name a lit keyline at 50 mm, and one metallic ink prints the plate and the menu cover from one file.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Door plate 300 x 120 mm, word 50 mm with 8 mm inline clearance, 15 mm margins. Menu cover 150 x 230 mm, title 36 pt, 15 mm margins. Coaster 95 mm round, word 10 mm, 4 mm die margin.

Pre-production check

A 95 mm coaster at 10 mm closes the inline and the word becomes a solid slab. Use a single letter on the coaster or drop the face there, and print one coaster before the batch.

Editorial & posters

Architecture opener, plan label and cover band

A geometric Deco inline reads as a drawn title block rather than a headline, which is what an architecture feature wants at the top of the page. The inner rule holds at 64 pt against a plan drawing, and the stepped shoulders align to the grid of the drawing.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Opener 210 x 297 mm, title 64 pt with 10 mm inline clearance, standfirst 11/15 pt, plan labels 8 mm, 18 mm margins. Cover band 210 x 60 mm, word 40 pt.

Pre-production check

At 8 mm on the plan labels the inline fills and the labels read as solid black tags. Keep labels at 12 mm or set them in a plain sans, and proof one page at 1:1.

Winter

New Year invitation, menu and table card

A Deco inline gives a winter dinner a formal geometric card rather than a script, which suits a modern table. The inner rule reads at 26 pt on a menu header, and one metallic ink on deep green prints the invitation, the menu and the table cards as a suite.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Invitation 130 x 180 mm, names 26 pt with 8 mm inline clearance, details 9/13 pt, 15 mm margins. Menu 120 x 210 mm, header 20 pt, courses 9/12 pt. Table card 90 x 50 mm, name 11 pt, 4 mm margins.

Pre-production check

At 11 pt on a table card the inline closes and the name reads as a plain extended block that greys at the table. Raise table cards to 16 pt or use the solid cut, and proof one card before the set.

Technical & licence verification