High-Contrast Display Serif
Shimane + Flowsky Editorial
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Shimane's clean modern geometry.
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Chamfered condensed display sans
Shimane
Shimane is an angular condensed sans in red on a dark photograph of a climber: wide capitals with chamfered corners, small horizontal notches on the stems and flat terminals, set as one large word with a tracked line beneath and three plain notes at the foot.
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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 accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Shimane.
The word spans the plate and the drawing is a condensed capital sans with cut corners: the chamfers give a rigid face a technical edge, the notches break the stems and the stroke stays even, so the block reads as sportswear lettering rather than as a plain grotesque. That construction sets a moderate size floor, because the notches close first, and the placement over a dark action photograph shows that the red holds where a lighter colour would disappear. The tracked line beneath and the three notes at the foot are product copy that name the style and the language support. Because the letters are condensed and angular, the face suits a sports poster, a shirt and a sign for an outdoor brand.
Sans serif, condensed, angular, sporty
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Shimane with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Shimane’s stroke geometry.
Poster for a climbing event
A chamfered condensed face reads as technical sportswear, and the heavy strokes hold over an action photograph where a light face would vanish.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A2 poster: the event at 100 mm cap height, the heats in a 22 mm sans, and the venue at 11 mm. Keep 28 mm margins and print two colours on a light stock.
Pre-production check
Check the A2 at five metres, where a notch can close; keep it above 3 mm. Confirm the 11 mm venue reads at two metres and that the title clears the photograph's focal point.
Shirt graphic for a climbing club
A chamfered display prints in one screen and reads as club kit, which suits a shirt worn at a wall or a crag. It reads as club kit.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 250 mm chest graphic: the club at 60 mm cap height, the year at 26 mm, and one ink on a light shirt. Keep the narrowest notch at 4 mm and place the graphic 80 mm below the collar.
Pre-production check
Check the screen at actual mesh, where a 4 mm notch can fill; open it to 5 mm. Wash-test one shirt and confirm the chamfers stay sharp after five cycles.
Sign for an outdoor shop
A condensed angular sign fits a long name on a narrow fascia, and the notched stems read under a light box at night. The notches survive the light.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Fabricate a 900 by 300 mm sign: the shop at 110 mm cap height, the hours in a 22 mm sans, and a 4 mm rule. Keep 22 mm margins and specify an even backlight behind the panel.
Pre-production check
Check the sign at 110 mm, where a notch can fill with light; keep it above 5 mm. Confirm the 22 mm hours read at three metres and that the rule clears the fixings.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Chamfered condensed display sans
- Foundry / creator
- Funtype Co.
- Language support
- Multilingual character support stated by creator
- 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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