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A six-weight informal sans by Alisa Nowak and Julie Soudanne, drawing on cursive writing to produce animated letterforms suited to advertising, packaging and editorial headlines.
About
Papelli reads like an upright italic, with lowercase letters shaped by cursive writing traditions: a single-storey 'a', in-strokes on 'v' and 'w', and a Danish-style truncated-bowl 'g'. Uppercase letters carry their own energy, with curved diagonals on 'A', 'V', 'W' and 'Y', cursive out-strokes on 'K' and 'R', and an expressive tail on 'Q'. A stylistic alternate provides a more conventional single-storey 'g' for contexts requiring a quieter tone.
Classification
Classified as display due to its expressive, cursive-influenced letterforms and playful details that suit advertising and editorial headlines rather than continuous text. The upright-italic feel and animated strokes place it firmly in the informal display camp.