Serif Contrasted Tibi 1 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, playful, circus, vintage, whimsical, theatrical, display impact, retro poster, expressive branding, ornamental, flared, tapered, top-heavy, bouncy, calligraphic.
This serif display face features exaggerated thick–thin modulation with vertically oriented stress and sharp hairline transitions. Stems and bowls are sculpted and slightly uneven in width, producing a lively, hand-influenced rhythm rather than strict geometric regularity. Serifs are fine and pointy, often flaring or tapering into strokes, and several glyphs show subtle curl and hook details (notably in J, y, and the lowercases with terminals). Overall spacing and letterforms feel intentionally irregular, giving the text a gently undulating, animated baseline and silhouette.
Best suited for large sizes where its hairlines and sculpted terminals can remain clear: headlines, posters, event materials, packaging, and expressive brand marks. It can also work for short editorial display settings (chapter titles, pull quotes) when ample size and spacing are available.
The tone is showy and characterful, evoking poster-era display typography with a touch of mischievous charm. Its dramatic contrast and quirky stroke shaping read as festive and theatrical, making it feel more suited to attention-grabbing headlines than quiet body copy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual personality through extreme contrast, tapered serifs, and intentionally varied stroke shaping. It prioritizes decorative impact and a vintage showcard/poster flavor, aiming to make words feel animated and memorable.
The uppercase has strong presence with broad, rounded forms (O, Q) and pronounced sculpting in diagonal letters (K, N, V, W, X). Lowercase forms lean toward compact, chunky bowls with thin finishing strokes, and the numerals continue the same high-drama modulation, especially in 2, 3, 5, and 9.