High-Contrast Display Serif
Senior + Aureline
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Senior's clean modern geometry.
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Condensed poster sans
Senior
Senior is a condensed sans in deep pink on cream: very tall narrow caps with flat terminals, a high waist and thin counters, set in one word across the plate with a tracked label above and beneath in a lighter serif.
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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 accessPUA Encoded
Best surfaces & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Senior.
The word is set once, wide, and the drawing is a condensed grotesque: the stems are tall, the terminals are flat, and the counters are narrow slivers, which lets seven letters fill the width without losing height. The plate sets it flush to the margins, so the spacing becomes part of the composition, and the tracked labels above and beneath are set in a light serif, which contrasts with the block rather than echoing it. Because the counters are narrow, the face works at display sizes and in signage, and the specimen keeps the cream empty so the pink reads as ink. The palette is two tones, and there is nothing else on the plate.
Condensed, sans, bold, poster
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Senior with grounded secondary typography.
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Senior + Ideas
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Senior’s stroke geometry.
Cover for a design annual
A condensed sans lets a single word hold a cover at full height, which is what a design annual wants for a confident title without a photograph.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the title at 140 mm cap height across 210 mm flush to the margins, the issue lines in an 8 pt sans, and the year at 7 pt. Print one ink on a light stock and keep the title in the upper two thirds.
Pre-production check
Check the title at 140 mm, where the slivers can fill on press; keep them above 2 mm. Confirm the 7 pt year reads at arm's length and that the flush setting holds on both edges.
Signage for a studio
A condensed sans fits a long studio name on a narrow fascia, and the tall letters read at distance where a normal width would lose its height.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Fabricate a 1,200 by 320 mm panel: the studio at 120 mm cap height, the floor in a 26 mm condensed sans, and a 4 mm rule. Keep 25 mm margins and specify a matte finish.
Pre-production check
Check the 120 mm panel, where a thin counter can read as a line; keep them above 4 mm. Confirm the 26 mm floor reads at six metres and that the rule clears the fixings.
Poster for a graduation show
A condensed sans fits a long class name on a poster where a normal width would force a second line, and the flat terminals read from across a hall.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A2 portrait: the show at 130 mm cap height, the details in a 16 mm sans, and the date at 24 mm. Keep 30 mm margins and print two colours on a light ground.
Pre-production check
Check the poster at five metres, where narrow counters can close; keep them above 5 mm. Confirm the 16 mm details read at two metres and that the date aligns with the block.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Condensed poster sans
- Foundry / creator
- CraftedType Studio
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
- File formats mentioned
- OTF, TTF
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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