Sans Normal Otlus 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, posters, headlines, social media, playful, friendly, retro, casual, bouncy, approachability, display impact, retro flavor, informal tone, signage feel, rounded, soft terminals, brushlike, chunky, lively.
This typeface is a slanted, rounded sans with thick, smooth strokes and softly tapered terminals that suggest a brush-pen influence. Letterforms lean forward with a gentle, consistent rhythm, and counters tend to be generous and rounded, giving shapes a buoyant, open feel. Curves dominate the construction (notably in C, G, S, and the numerals), while straight strokes are slightly softened, helping the overall texture stay even in both all-caps and mixed-case settings.
It suits branding and packaging that benefit from friendliness and immediacy, as well as posters, signage, and social graphics where a bold, personable voice is needed. It performs best at display sizes for titles, callouts, and short-to-medium lines of text where its rounded, brushlike motion can be appreciated.
The overall tone is warm and informal, with a lively, upbeat cadence that reads as approachable rather than strict. Its rounded forms and energetic slant evoke a nostalgic, mid-century sign-painting or casual display flavor without becoming overly decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver an energetic, approachable display sans with a hand-drawn/brush character while retaining the simplicity and clarity of rounded sans construction. The goal seems to be a distinctive, upbeat headline style that remains legible and cohesive across letters and numerals.
Uppercase forms are compact and sturdy, while the lowercase introduces more personality through single-storey-style silhouettes and flowing joins in letters like m, n, and r. Numerals are similarly rounded and weighty, keeping the set visually cohesive for headlines and short statements.