Slab Contrasted Ohge 15 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, western, vintage, confident, playful, impact, heritage, attention, blocky, bracketed, heavy serifs, rounded joins, compact counters.
A heavy, slab-serif design with broad proportions and strongly bracketed, rectangular serifs. Strokes are robust with gently rounded transitions and noticeable but not delicate contrast, giving the letters a carved, poster-like solidity. The x-height is tall and the lowercase is large and prominent, with compact interior counters and sturdy horizontal elements. Overall spacing feels stable and deliberate, producing an even, weighty rhythm in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to display sizes where its slabs and compact counters can read clearly—posters, headlines, signage, packaging, and bold brand marks. It can also work for short bursts of text (taglines, pull quotes) when you want a sturdy, vintage-forward voice and strong typographic presence.
The tone reads bold and assertive with a distinctly retro, Western-leaning flavor. Its chunky slabs and rounded bracketing create a friendly toughness—confident and attention-grabbing without feeling sharp or severe. The overall impression is nostalgic and headline-forward, suited to expressive, characterful typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a heritage, print-era sensibility—combining big, readable shapes with emphatic slab serifs for a strong, memorable silhouette. Its tall lowercase and broad stance suggest an aim for clarity and punch in contemporary display and branding contexts.
Capitals are especially monumental with strong, flat terminals, while the lowercase maintains the same slab logic for consistency in text settings. Numerals share the same chunky construction and sit comfortably alongside letters, reinforcing a cohesive, display-oriented voice.