TAN Thistle Font Review: A Retro-Display Typeface With Editorial Nerve
A hands-on review of TanType's TAN Thistle font, a retro-display typeface with thick strokes and sweeping swash capitals. The reviewer tests its legibility, pairing potential, licensing, and performance across sizes from billboard to business card, concluding it outperforms many generic 70s throwback fonts with genuine editorial character.
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I expected another generic 70s throwback. Instead, I found a typeface with real editorial nerve.
TAN Thistle by TanType earns its confidence through thick strokes, sweeping swash capitals, and proportions that hold up at billboard size and business card size alike.
This review covers every angle I tested: legibility, pairing potential, licensing, and where the typeface genuinely outperforms its retro-display competitors.
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