High-Contrast Display Serif
Vapour + Stanza
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Vapour's clean modern geometry.
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Fine geometric lowercase display
Vapour
Vapour is a fine geometric lowercase in white over a low-lit portrait: circular bowls, hairlines that thicken slightly at the joins, a long p descender and a wide even rhythm, set as one word with a tracked line beneath and a small copyright block at 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 & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessStylistic Alternates · Ligatures
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Vapour.
The word is set across a dark photograph of a hand and a shoulder, and the fine strokes hold because the background is a soft gradient rather than a busy texture. The drawing is a geometric lowercase with circular bowls and a slightly swelling join, so the face reads as a fashion display rather than as a neutral sans, and the long p descender is the detail that gives the word its drop. That construction sets a size floor and a substrate requirement, because the hairlines break on rough stock, and the plate sets the word large enough to be fair. The tracked line and the copyright block are product copy. It suits a wordmark, a label and a cover.
Sans serif, geometric, fine, elegant
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Vapour’s stroke geometry.
Wordmark for a beauty brand
A fine geometric mark reads as a beauty label, and the circular bowls give a short name elegance at small size. The bowls give it elegance.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the mark at 18 pt on a carton, 90 mm on a window and 13 pt on a card, keeping the hairlines uncut. Keep one colour and clear space equal to the x-height on all sides.
Pre-production check
Check the 13 pt card mark, where a hairline can vanish; keep the size above 15 pt. Confirm the window mark reads at eight metres and that the p descender clears the frame.
Cover for a fashion title
A fine geometric title gives a fashion cover air, and the wide rhythm holds a short word across a portrait format. The rhythm holds a short word.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the title at 90 mm cap height across 205 mm, the cover lines in an 8 pt sans, and the issue at 7 pt. Print one ink on a coated stock and keep 24 mm margins at the head.
Pre-production check
Check the title at 90 mm, where a hairline can break on coated stock; keep it above 0.25 mm. Confirm the 7 pt issue survives lamination and that the title clears the trim.
Invitation for a modern wedding
A fine geometric face reads as contemporary formality, and the circular bowls hold in letterpress on a smooth card. The bowls hold in letterpress.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A5 invitation: the names at 26 pt, the request in a 9.5 pt serif, and the date at 8.5 pt caps. Keep 26 mm margins and letterpress one ink on a heavy, smooth card.
Pre-production check
Check the 26 pt names in letterpress, where a hairline can sink; proof the plate first. Confirm the request reads at arm's length and that the names clear the trim by 12 mm.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Fine geometric lowercase display
- Foundry / creator
- Pentagonistudio
- Ligatures
- Ligatures mentioned in designer listing
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
Creator topic tags (49)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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