Sans Other Ipsy 5 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, gaming, album art, aggressive, industrial, gothic, retro, tactical, impact, intimidation, branding, retro edge, mechanical feel, angular, faceted, chiseled, blocky, armored.
A compact, heavy display sans built from faceted, polygonal strokes and sharp corner cuts. Letterforms are largely rectilinear with beveled diagonals, producing a chiseled silhouette and a strong, uniform color on the line. Counters tend to be small and geometric (often squared or notched), and several glyphs use wedge-like terminals and cut-in apertures that feel carved rather than drawn. The rhythm is chunky and irregular in detail, with occasional slanted joins and internal notches that add visual texture at larger sizes.
Best suited for short, high-contrast applications such as headlines, posters, cover art, game titles, team or event branding, and punchy packaging callouts. It performs well when given room to breathe and printed or rendered large enough for the carved-in details to remain legible.
The overall tone is forceful and armored, mixing a blackletter-like severity with a modern, machine-cut sensibility. It reads as bold, assertive, and slightly menacing, with a retro arcade/metal edge that feels suited to high-impact statements rather than quiet reading.
The font appears designed to deliver a strong, emblematic display voice by translating sans structures into a beveled, cut-metal aesthetic. Its exaggerated weight and faceted geometry suggest an intention to evoke toughness and energy while remaining broadly sans in construction for straightforward set text in titles.
The design relies on distinctive internal cutouts and beveled corners, which can reduce clarity in small sizes but becomes a defining character feature in headlines. Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent angular construction, giving mixed-case settings a unified, emphatic voice.