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Proper Tavern + Lumera Editorial
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24-style vintage pub signboard family (Sans, Slab & Script)
Proper Tavern
Proper Tavern is a massive 24-style vintage signboard collection pairing ornate inline/textured slabs & sans cuts with a classic brush script.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Fine grain and micro-texture excel in 300 DPI print, sublimation, and screen print rather than small vinyl weeding.
Plotter & output verdictPrint, DTF & Sublimation First
Recommended minimum scalePrint any scale · Vinyl 2.2 in+
Character set & structureMatched Font Duo
OpenType & PUA accessSwashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Proper Tavern.
Proper Tavern is a vintage pub signboard family with twenty-four styles built from a sans, a slab and a script: each style shares one skeleton, so a fascia, a chalkboard and a card can be set from one voice with different weights, inlines and shadow layers. The size of the family means the layers must be chosen deliberately or a panel turns into a stack of outlines. The script needs roughly 24 mm and the slab 20 mm for their detail to read, and two inks cover most of the family.
Tavern-heritage · 24-styles · Signboard
Two-font hierarchy recipes
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Proper Tavern’s stroke geometry.
Pub identity, fascia sign and card
A twenty-four style signboard family lets a pub fascia, a chalkboard and a card share one voice, which is how a real tenancy works. The slab carries the fascia at 120 mm, and the script signs the card at 24 mm.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Fascia 2000 x 500 mm, slab 180 mm with 15 mm layer clearance, 40 mm safe edge. Chalkboard 900 x 600 mm, slab 60 mm, items 26 mm. Card 85 x 55 mm, script 24 mm, slab 8 pt, 5 mm margins.
Pre-production check
On an 85 x 55 mm card the script's swashes touch and the name reads as a ribbon. Raise the card word to 30 mm, and check one card before the run.
Thank-you card, tag and wrap band
A heritage script with a companion slab reads as a printed acknowledgement rather than a modern note. The script holds at 22 mm on a card, and the slab sets the address at 8 pt in the same ink.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Card A6, script 22 mm with 8 mm swash clearance, slab 8/11 pt, 12 mm margins. Tag 50 x 90 mm, script 20 mm, slab 8 mm, 5 mm hole with 8 mm clear. Wrap band 200 x 40 mm, script 14 mm, 6 mm margins.
Pre-production check
On a 200 x 40 mm band the script crosses the fold and splits when wrapped. Keep the word 8 mm clear of the crease, and wrap one band before the order.
Harvest-fair poster, tent sign and prize label
A signboard family gives an autumn fair a printed bill rather than a modern flyer. The slab holds at 100 mm on a poster, and the script sets the times at 26 mm in the same pass.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Poster A2, slab 120 mm with 12 mm layer clearance, script 30 mm, 20 mm margins. Tent sign 600 x 400 mm, slab 90 mm, script 24 mm, 25 mm margins. Prize label 90 x 60 mm, slab 16 mm, 5 mm margins.
Pre-production check
A 90 x 60 mm prize label at 16 mm fills the slab's notch and the word reads as a stain. Raise the label word to 22 mm, and print one label before the batch.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Duo · 24-style vintage pub signboard family (Sans, Slab & Script)
- Foundry / creator
- Pasha Larin
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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