Modern Grotesque Body
Second Block + Furion
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Second Block headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Tall condensed slab
Second Block
Second Block is a tall condensed slab in near-black on an aged cream sheet: capitals with clipped bowls, gently rounded feet, blunt serifs and a heavy even stroke, set in two lines with a plain credit beneath.
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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 & structureMulti-Style (Bold, Condensed)
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 Second Block.
The plate is plain and that suits a workhorse display: two words, one credit, an aged ground and nothing else, so the letterforms and the fit are the only subjects. The drawing is a tall condensed slab with clipped bowls and rounded feet, so the face reads as a printed bill rather than as an editorial slab, and the condensed fit lets a long word hold a narrow format. That construction sets a moderate size floor, because the clipped bowls close first. The aged cream ground is staging, and the credit beneath is product copy. Because the letters are tall and heavy, the face suits a poster, a sign and a package, and it works best at a size where the serifs read rather than at caption size.
Slab, condensed, tall, poster
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Second Block with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Second Block + Outside
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Second Block’s stroke geometry.
Poster for a boxing night
A tall condensed slab reads as a printed fight bill, and the heavy stroke holds at street distance. The weight holds at street level.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A1 poster: the night at 220 mm cap height, the card in a 24 mm slab, and the venue at 12 mm. Keep 28 mm margins and print two colours on a light stock.
Pre-production check
Check the A1 at six metres, where a clipped bowl can close; keep it above 5 mm. Confirm the 12 mm venue reads at two metres and that the card clears the title.
Sign for a barbershop
A condensed slab reads as a painted shop sign, and the heavy serifs hold on a window in vinyl at night. It reads as a painted sign.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Cut 900 by 320 mm vinyl: the shop at 110 mm cap height, the hours in a 22 mm slab, and a 4 mm contour. Keep 22 mm margins and apply to a clean pane at dusk.
Pre-production check
Check the cut at 110 mm, where a 4 mm serif can tear on weeding; widen it to 6 mm. Confirm the 22 mm hours read at two metres and that the contour clears the frame.
Cover for a sports annual
A condensed slab fills a cover with one word, and the heavy construction holds at thumbnail size. It holds at thumbnail size.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the title at 110 mm cap height across 175 mm, the subtitle in a 9 pt slab, and the year at 7 pt. Print two colours on a matte stock and keep 20 mm margins at the head.
Pre-production check
Check the title at 110 mm, where a bowl can fill; keep it above 4 mm. Confirm the 7 pt year survives lamination and that the title clears the trim.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Slab Serif · Tall condensed slab
- Foundry / creator
- basyar
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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