High-Contrast Display Serif
Sublime + Kernova
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Sublime's clean modern geometry.
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Condensed grotesque family display
Sublime
Sublime is a condensed grotesque in light grey on a dark ground: tall narrow letters with sharp geometry, flat terminals, a short crossbar on the e and a straight tail on the l, presented as an eight-weight family with a sidebar of weight names and a set of descriptive lines 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 & structureMulti-Style (Bold, Light, Condensed)
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 Sublime.
The specimen sets one word at large size and lets the family do the explaining: eight weights are listed at the upper right, and the foot carries a block of small descriptive type in the same family, which shows the range from thin to extra bold in a single plate. The drawing is geometric rather than humanist, with straight sides on the curves and squared terminals, so the word reads as a modern signage face rather than a text grotesque. The condensed width is consistent across the weight axis, which is what makes it useful for headings that must keep a column width when the weight changes. The palette is two greys on a near-black ground, and the photograph behind the word is barely visible, so the plate reads as a type specimen rather than an advert.
Condensed, modern, geometric, versatile
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Sublime with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Sublime’s stroke geometry.
Running heads for a cultural review
A condensed grotesque family lets a review use one typeface for a light running head and a bold cover line, and the narrow width keeps long section names inside a single column.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the running heads at 9 pt in the regular weight, the section names at 20 pt in the semibold, and the folio at 8 pt. Keep the tracking at zero and align all heads to a baseline grid across the section.
Pre-production check
Check the 9 pt running head on newsprint, where a light weight can fade; use the regular rather than the light. Confirm the folio reads at arm's length and that the bold section name does not break the column width.
Signage system for an office
A condensed family gives an office a signage system that scales from a door plate to a reception wall without changing typeface, and the narrow width fits long room names.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Specify door plates at 14 mm cap height in the medium weight, a reception wall at 200 mm in the extra bold, and directional strips at 30 mm in the regular. Keep one colour and a consistent clear space of half the cap height.
Pre-production check
Check the door plate at 14 mm, where a light weight can fade under downlights; use the medium. Confirm the reception wall reads from the entrance and that the directional strips are legible at an oblique angle.
Poster for a design conference
A condensed grotesque gives a conference poster a modernist structure, and the family lets a schedule and a headline share one voice while staying clearly separated in weight.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A2 portrait: the headline at 110 mm cap height in the semibold, the schedule in a 9 mm light weight, and the date at 30 mm. Keep a 12-column grid and set the schedule in a single narrow column at the right.
Pre-production check
Check the schedule at 9 mm, where a light weight can look grey at distance; use the regular for the smallest sizes. Confirm the headline reads at five metres and that the grid holds when the poster is scaled to A4.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Condensed grotesque family display
- Foundry / creator
- Glyphonic
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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