Modern Grotesque Body
Touchdown + Bargain Condensed
Creates crisp high-hierarchy contrast beneath Touchdown headlines across menus, websites and labels.
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Condensed athletic slab
Touchdown
Touchdown is a solid condensed athletic slab in white over a monochrome photograph of a quarterback: heavy capitals with clipped bowls, square feet and flat terminals, set as one line across the middle of the image with a small tracked note above.
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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 Touchdown.
The word runs across the photograph at chest height and the drawing is a condensed athletic slab: the bowls are clipped into rectangles, the feet are square, and the stems are heavy, so the face reads as team lettering printed on a jersey. That construction sets a moderate size floor, because the clipped counters close quickly, and the placement over a busy monochrome image shows that the heavy strokes hold where a light face would break up. The tracked note above is small and plain. Because the letters are condensed and solid, the face fits a long name on a banner and reads at distance, and it prints in one screen on a shirt, which is the practical reason a sports identity chooses this shape over a broad collegian.
Slab, condensed, athletic, bold
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Touchdown with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Touchdown + Lovely
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 Touchdown’s stroke geometry.
Banner for a homecoming
A condensed athletic slab fits a long team name on a banner, and the square feet hold at distance in a stadium. A team name has to fit one row on a banner.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print 1,300 by 480 mm: the team at 160 mm cap height, the fixture in a 32 mm slab, and a 5 mm border. Keep 30 mm margins and print one colour on light vinyl.
Pre-production check
Check the banner at ten metres, where a clipped counter can close; keep it above 6 mm. Confirm the 32 mm fixture reads at five metres and that the eyelets clear the block.
Shirt graphic for a game day
A solid slab prints in one screen and reads as kit, which suits a supporters' shirt seen in a crowd photo. A supporters' shirt reads as kit, not as fashion.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 250 mm chest graphic: the name at 60 mm cap height, the year at 28 mm, and one ink on a light shirt. Keep the narrowest counter at 4 mm and place the graphic 80 mm below the collar.
Pre-production check
Check the screen at actual mesh, where a 4 mm counter can fill; open the spacing. Wash-test one shirt and confirm the feet stay square after five cycles.
Sign for a sports bar
A sports slab names the venue in the language of the game, and the heavy strokes hold on a board that faces the street. A sports bar names the trade in the lettering.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 1,000 by 380 mm board: the bar at 120 mm cap height, the fixtures in a 22 mm slab, and a 5 mm rule. Keep 25 mm margins and paint two colours on a primed board.
Pre-production check
Check the board at five metres, where a clipped bowl can look broken; keep the clips consistent. Confirm the 22 mm fixtures read at two metres and that the rule survives a wet season.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Slab Serif · Condensed athletic slab
- Foundry / creator
- Salt
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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