High-Contrast Display Serif
Simple Stacked + Stanza
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Simple Stacked's clean modern geometry.
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Wavy repeated display letters stacked in three offset rows
Simple Stacked
Simple Stacked is a wavy display in which rounded capitals repeat down three offset rows, each row bending and stretching the letters differently, so a short word reads as a rainbow of stacked script rather than a plain line.
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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 & structureMatched Font Duo
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 Simple Stacked.
The S pulls a broad curve, the A opens a narrow counter, the letters in the middle row stretch wider than the row above and the baseline of each row waves independently. The repetition is the character: it turns one word into a pattern, which is why the sample sets a single phrase three times over. Because the rows overlap, the face needs deliberate spacing between rows from 30 pt and reads best as a display block rather than as a line of text; a second word needs its own stack. The pale ground and the small caption are presentation; the wavy lettered rows are the face.
Groovy · Wavy · Stacked
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Simple Stacked with grounded secondary typography.
Hand-Lettered Accent Voice
Simple Stacked + Handwritten
Introduces organic movement on pull-quotes, signatures and gift tags.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Simple Stacked’s stroke geometry.
Sign for a smoothie stand
The wavy stack reads as a pattern from a distance, and the rounded letters stay clear at 60 mm across a printed board in two inks.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 600 by 300 mm board: set the word in three stacked rows at 60 mm, keep 24 mm between the rows so the waves stay separate, and keep 30 mm of border all round.
Pre-production check
Rows printed closer than 18 mm merge their waves; check the board at final size and open the gap rather than reducing the letters.
Backdrop for a party table
The repeated word fills a backdrop without extra artwork, and the rounded forms hold up at 90 mm across a printed sheet.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A2 backdrop: set the word in four stacked rows at 90 mm, keep 30 mm between the rows, and keep 35 mm of clear sheet at the top for a name banner.
Pre-production check
A stack printed to the top edge is trimmed; check the imposed sheet and keep 30 mm of margin.
Sticker for a retro brand
The wavy repetition makes a compact sticker, and the rounded letters stay whole at 26 mm on a shaped die with a pale ground.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 55 mm shaped sticker: set the word in two stacked rows at 26 mm, keep 4 mm of clear vinyl around the outermost wave, and keep 5 mm between the rows.
Pre-production check
A die cut running through a wave leaves a thin fragile rim; check the sticker sheet and keep 4 mm of clear vinyl at every point.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Duo · Wavy repeated display letters stacked in three offset rows
- Foundry / creator
- MaxArt
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
- Glyph encoding
- PUA encoded for character-map access
Creator topic tags (14)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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