This dynamic letterstyle was utilized in the heyday of the Hollywood movie poster since of its effective and snappy appeal. The face is of uniform density and made as wide as possible without disrupting legibility. Its vertical strokes seem to be thickened slightly where typical serifs would be. It is interesting to keep in mind that another group of tiny little serifs populate the whole design. Grand Slam includes a total set of alternates including little caps and small figures. A lowercase has actually been added for higher flexibility.
Grand Slam is now offered in the OpenType format. In addition to small caps, lining figures, oldstyle figures, petite lining figures, and swashes, this broadened OpenType variation consists of some new stylistic alternates. These sophisticated functions operate in existing variations of Adobe Creative Suite InDesign, Creative Suite Illustrator, and Quark XPress. Inspect for OpenType advanced function assistance in other applications as it gradually appears with upgrades.
Font Family: Grand Slam SG ExtraBold
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