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Heavy condensed display serif

Times Avental

Times Avental is a heavy condensed display serif in cream on a bright red ground: mixed case with pinched joins, broad rounded terminals and short bracketed serifs, set as one large line with a small badge above and two tracked lines beneath.

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At-a-glance maker compatibility

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 & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette

Visual anatomy & craft review

Letterform structure
of Times Avental.

The plate is a flat two-colour poster, and the word is set as wide as the sheet allows, which is the honest way to show a condensed display face, because the proportions are the argument. The drawing is a heavy condensed serif with pinched joins and rounded terminals, so the letters read as a nineteenth-century poster face rather than as a modern editorial serif, and the bracketed serifs keep the heavy strokes from looking raw. That construction sets a moderate size floor, because the pinched joins close first. The badge and the two tracked lines are product copy that name the style and the designer, and the red ground gives the cream maximum warmth. It suits a poster, a package and a shop sign.

Serif, condensed, display, warm

Two-font hierarchy recipes

Suggested font
pairings.

Tested contrast partners — pairing Times Avental with grounded secondary typography.

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Times Avental + Autography

Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.

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Practical applications

Project & layout
blueprints.

Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Times Avental’s stroke geometry.

Summer

Poster for a vintage fair

A heavy condensed serif reads as a printed placard, which suits a fair where every stall is competing for attention on the same fence.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

A2 poster: the fair at 110 mm cap height, the dates in a 24 mm sans, and the field at 11 mm. Keep 28 mm margins and print two colours on a light stock so the cream stays clean.

Pre-production check

Check the A2 at five metres, where a pinched join can close; keep it above 3 mm. Confirm the 11 mm field reads at two metres and that the dates clear the block on both sides.

Brand & packaging

Label for a drinks brand

A condensed display serif gives a bottle label a period confidence, and the narrow letters fit a long brand name on a small die.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Print a 60 by 90 mm label: the brand at 15 pt, the variant at 8.5 pt, and the volume at 7 pt. Keep 5 mm inside the die and keep the pinched joins above 0.5 mm so they survive on a curved bottle.

Pre-production check

Check the 15 pt brand on a curved bottle, where a join can fill; keep it above 0.5 mm. Confirm the 7 pt volume reads on the shelf and that the label holds after an hour in a cooler.

Editorial & posters

Cover for a design annual

A condensed display serif fills a cover with one line, and the heavy strokes hold against a flat background at thumbnail size.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Set the title at 90 mm cap height across 200 mm, the subtitle in a 9.5 pt serif, and the year at 8 pt. Print two colours on a matte stock and keep 22 mm margins at the head and foot.

Pre-production check

Check the title at 90 mm, where a rounded terminal can look soft; keep it consistent. Confirm the 8 pt year survives lamination and that the title clears the trim at both ends.

Technical & licence verification

File & listing specifications.

File & glyph specifications

Style classification
Serif · Heavy condensed display serif
Foundry / creator
Marvadesign
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