Modern Grotesque Body
Thimes Christmas + Borsen
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Thimes Christmas headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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High-contrast display serif
Thimes Christmas
Thimes Christmas is a high-contrast display serif in cream over a warm portrait photograph: very fine hairlines, tall stems, sharp bracketed serifs and small ball terminals, set in two lines with tracked labels at the corners naming the studio and the language support.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Crisp hairline serifs shine on stationery, foil stamping, and packaging; add slight offset for small decals.
Plotter & output verdictPrint, Hot Foil & Large Signage
Recommended minimum scalePrint 10 pt+ · Vinyl 1.5 in+
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessSwashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaSeasonal Apparel · Mug Wraps · Holiday Gift Tags
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Thimes Christmas.
The two words are stacked and the drawing is a contrasted serif: the stems are tall, the hairlines are fine, and the serifs are sharp with a small bracket, which gives the block its elegance at a large size. The plate sets the type over a portrait in warm light, which is a realistic test: the cream has to hold against a mid-tone image, and the specimen keeps the type over the calmest area. The tracked labels at the corners are set in a light sans at a fraction of the size, which keeps the plate from becoming a single-family exercise. Because the hairlines are fine, the face works at display sizes and on a dark or mid-tone ground, which the plate shows honestly.
Serif, contrasted, elegant, editorial
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Thimes Christmas with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Thimes Christmas + Stylish
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Thimes Christmas’s stroke geometry.
Card for a December mailing
A high-contrast serif gives a seasonal card formality, and the fine hairlines read against a warm ground where a heavier face would look plain.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A6 card: the greeting at 28 pt, the details in a 9 pt serif, and a 3 mm border. Keep 12 mm margins and print cream on a warm dark card so the hairlines stay visible.
Pre-production check
Check the 28 pt greeting, where a hairline can break at home-print resolution; keep it above 0.4 mm. Confirm the 9 pt details keep a 4.5:1 contrast and that the border clears the descenders.
Cover for a seasonal anthology
A contrasted serif gives a gift-book cover its weight, and the fine letterforms let a photograph show through the title rather than hiding it.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the title at 95 mm cap height across 210 mm, the subtitle in a 12 pt serif, and the editor at 9 pt. Print cream over a photograph and keep the title in the upper half.
Pre-production check
Check the title at thumbnail size, where the hairlines can disappear; keep the ground behind it dark. Confirm the 9 pt editor survives lamination and that the title clears the trim by 10 mm.
Menu for a winter wedding
A contrasted serif keeps a menu elegant, and the fine construction holds on a heavy card where a script would look out of season.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A5 menu: the heading at 24 pt, the courses at 9.5 pt with 15 pt leading, and the date at 8 pt. Keep 22 mm margins and letterpress one ink on a cream card.
Pre-production check
Check the 9.5 pt courses in letterpress, where hairlines can sink; proof on the stock. Confirm the heading reads across the table and that the date clears the trim by 10 mm.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · High-contrast display serif
- Foundry / creator
- Graphicxell
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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