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Thurvane + Headline
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Thurvane headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Heavy blade-spurred gothic wedge serif (OTF)
Thurvane
Thurvane is a bold hybrid gothic-wedge serif merging heavy Roman readability with sharp medieval diamond spurs and blade hooks (OTF).
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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 & mediaBrand Packaging · Social Graphics · Vinyl Decals
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Thurvane.
Thurvane is a heavy gothic-wedge serif that fuses Roman readability with medieval diamond spurs, blade hooks on the terminals and a dropped T spur. The stems are massive and the strokes nearly uniform, so the face reads as carved rather than calligraphic, and the wedge serifs give it a stonemason's geometry. It holds at 14 pt in print because the counters stay open, which is unusual for this weight, and it looks correct on labels, menus and covers where authority matters more than warmth. Small caps would be a natural companion but are not implied.
Chiseled-bold · Gothic-serif · Commanding
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Thurvane with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Thurvane + Honey and Lemon
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 Thurvane’s stroke geometry.
Craft distillery bottle, steakhouse menu and leather-patch cap
Carved wedge serifs read as a brand that has been around, which is what a craft distillery is selling against a shelf of modern labels. Massive stems hold at 10 pt on an abv line under a varnish.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Label 80 x 110 mm, name 20 mm, abv 4.5 pt, 5 mm top arc. Menu 210 x 320 mm, section heads 14 pt, dishes 9/13 pt, 20 mm margins. Patch 70 x 40 mm, word 8 mm, 4 mm stitched border.
Pre-production check
A leather patch is embossed and a blade hook under 1 mm fills in the press. Request a 1:1 emboss proof, and if the hook closes, use the flat-sided alternate for the patch and keep the hook for print.
Historical thriller hardcover, podcast logo and festival poster
The wedge construction suits a period subject without ornament, so a thriller cover reads as serious rather than gothic. Open counters keep a 14 pt chapter line legible where a blackletter would fail.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Hardcover 152 x 229 mm, title 38 pt, author 15 pt, 18 mm margins, spine 8.5 pt. Podcast cover 3000 x 3000 px, title 360 px, safe area 10 percent. Poster A2, title 200 mm, details 20/26 pt.
Pre-production check
Foil on a hardcover spine at 8.5 pt fills the wedge serifs into a solid block. Use blind emboss or a single-colour print for the spine, and check one bound proof rather than a flat sheet.
Steakhouse autumn menu, harvest-ale label and butchery chalkboard header
Heavy carved letters read as a sign cut into a board, which is what a steakhouse or butcher wants above a counter. Uniform strokes print cleanly on kraft where a high-contrast serif would break.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Menu A4, headings 20 pt, cuts 9/13 pt, 15 mm margins. Label 80 x 100 mm, name 16 mm, abv 4.5 pt. Board header 1200 x 300 mm, word 150 mm, 80 mm margins.
Pre-production check
Kraft board absorbs ink unevenly and heavy stems look patchy under warm shop lighting. Print a test on the actual stock, and if the fill mottles, add a white underbase or move the header to a painted panel.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Heavy blade-spurred gothic wedge serif (OTF)
- Foundry / creator
- DREAM
- File formats mentioned
- OTF
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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