The Ultimate 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Font Guide: Names, Canva Links & Tutorials
By Sarah Jenkins
The streaming series title card does not pull from a standard out-of-the-box font file. The primary letterforms derive from Sunset Serial Light, an elegant soft-serif family originally designed by SoftMaker. Production designers extended this base font by softening its bracketed serifs, loosening the tracking, and introducing subtle curves reminiscent of 1970s high-end travel magazines.
This editorial display serif avoids modern, clinical minimalism. The letters feature high stroke contrast, tall ascenders, and a relaxed, breezy posture. The design mimics weathered beach signage and vintage New England estate stationery, grounding the fictional town of Cousins Beach in old-money domestic warmth.
Jenny Han’s updated paperback reissues, released by Simon & Schuster, use a distinct typographic layout. The covers combine a high-contrast transitional serif, primarily Playfair Display or bespoke cuts of Baskerville, with an expressive, handwritten script across the secondary words. That layering separates the physical novels from the cinematic branding created by Amazon MGM Studios.
Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.
