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Vintage Boston + Lemon Milk Pro FTR
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Rounded classic slab
Vintage Boston
Vintage Boston is a moderate rounded slab in orange and dark brown on an aged cream sheet: two lines of capitals with softly blunted terminals, open bowls and a warm even stroke, with a small line above between two rules and a plain line beneath.
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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 & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Vintage Boston.
The plate is a printed label from the middle of the last century, and the two rules, the star and the aged ground all support that reading. The drawing is a moderate slab with blunted terminals, so the face reads as warm rather than as technical, and the open bowls mean it holds at moderate sizes rather than only at display. That construction gives a low size floor and makes the face usable for a heading and a short label from one file, which is the practical reason to buy a classic slab. The small line above and the plain line beneath are product copy that name the face and the designer. It suits a package, a sign and a menu.
Slab, rounded, classic, warm
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Tested contrast partners — pairing Vintage Boston with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Vintage Boston + California
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 Vintage Boston’s stroke geometry.
Label for a coffee roaster
A classic slab reads as a long-established roaster, and the blunted terminals hold on a kraft label where a sharp slab would chip.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 60 by 90 mm label: the roaster at 13 pt, the blend at 8 pt, and the weight at 7 pt. Keep 5 mm inside the die and keep the brackets above 0.4 mm.
Pre-production check
Check the 13 pt roaster on kraft, where a bracket can fill; keep it above 0.4 mm. Confirm the 7 pt weight reads on the shelf and that the label takes a fold.
Menu for a roadside diner
A warm slab suits a diner menu, and the open bowls keep a long dish name readable at list size. The open bowls stay readable.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A4 menu: the headings at 18 pt, the dishes at 10.5 pt, and the prices at 10 pt. Keep 18 mm margins, print one ink on a cream card stock and set the headings in small caps.
Pre-production check
Check the 10.5 pt dishes in a proof, where a bowl can close; keep the size at 10.5 pt or above. Confirm the prices align and that the menu reads under a low light.
Sign for a farm shop
A classic slab reads as a farm shop, and the blunted terminals hold on a painted board in all weather. It holds in all weather.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 900 by 320 mm board: the shop at 110 mm cap height, the hours in a 24 mm slab, and a 5 mm rule. Keep 24 mm margins and paint two colours on a primed board.
Pre-production check
Check the board at 110 mm, where a bowl can fill with paint; keep it open. Confirm the 24 mm hours read at three metres and that the rule survives rain.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Slab Serif · Rounded classic slab
- Foundry / creator
- WNIdesign
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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