High-Contrast Display Serif
Tallica + Auretha
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Tallica's clean modern geometry.
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Extremely tall narrow capitals
Tallica
Tallica is an extremely tall narrow sans in cream on a flat orange field: capitals with softly squared ends, long triangular A counters and an even stroke, set as one enormous word that fills the frame from edge to edge, with a small credits row along 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 (Italic, Bold, Light)
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 Tallica.
The word fills the entire sheet and that is the argument: at this width a six-letter word spans a landscape frame, so the face is a poster tool rather than a text face, and the triangular A counters are the detail that keeps the block from looking like a barcode. The ends are softly squared rather than sharp, which gives the strokes a slightly rounded finish at large sizes. That construction sets a large size floor and demands height, and the credits row along the foot is genuine product copy that names the axes, the designers and the release. Because the letters are this narrow, the face belongs on a poster, a blade or a cover, and a buyer should not expect it to work in a line of running text.
Sans serif, condensed, tall, poster
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Tallica with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Tallica’s stroke geometry.
Poster for a design biennale
An extremely tall face turns a short name into a graphic band, which is what a street poster needs to stop a passer-by. The band stops a passer-by.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A1 poster: the biennale at 300 mm cap height, the dates in a 24 mm sans, and the venue at 12 mm. Keep 24 mm margins and print two colours on a light stock.
Pre-production check
Check the A1 at six metres, where a triangular counter can close; keep it above 4 mm. Confirm the 12 mm venue reads at two metres and that the band clears the trim.
Cover for a design annual
An extremely condensed title fills a portrait cover top to bottom, and the squared ends hold on a matte stock. It fills the height.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the title at 190 mm cap height across 110 mm, the subtitle in an 8.5 pt sans, and the year at 7 pt. Print one ink on a matte stock and keep 18 mm margins at the head.
Pre-production check
Check the title at 190 mm, where a counter can fill; keep it above 0.5 mm. Confirm the 7 pt year survives lamination and that the title clears the trim by 15 mm.
Blade sign for a gallery
An extremely narrow face fits a long name on a deep blade, which suits a narrow frontage with no room for a wide mark. The narrow fit holds a blade.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Fabricate a 280 by 900 mm blade: the gallery at 230 mm cap height, the floor in a 16 mm sans, and a 3 mm return. Keep 18 mm margins and specify a matte powder coat.
Pre-production check
Check the blade at 230 mm, where a counter can vanish in metal; open it. Confirm the 16 mm floor reads at two metres and that the blade clears the pavement line.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Extremely tall narrow capitals
- Foundry / creator
- unio.creativesolutions
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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