Outline Ande 3 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, event promos, packaging, sporty, retro, energetic, bold, dynamic, dimensional effect, sports display, retro styling, headline impact, beveled, angled, slab-serif, inline shadow, blocky.
A slanted, blocky display face built from angular, chamfered forms with an outline-only construction. The contours are crisp and geometric, with many corners clipped into octagonal-like terminals and broad slab-like joins. A consistent inline/offset shadow element appears as a solid wedge beneath and to the left of the outlined shapes, creating a dimensional, cut-letter effect. Counters are generally compact and squared-off, and the letterforms maintain a sturdy, sign-painter-meets-athletic rhythm with slightly varied widths across the set.
Best suited to large sizes where the outline and offset shadow can remain clear—headlines, posters, sports branding, team-inspired graphics, and energetic event promotions. It also works well for punchy packaging callouts and merchandise-style typography where a retro athletic feel is desired.
The overall tone is sporty and throwback, evoking varsity lettering, arcade-era graphics, and bold headline typography. The slant and shadowing add urgency and motion, giving the face a punchy, poster-ready attitude.
The design appears intended to deliver a dynamic, dimensional display look by combining italicized, chamfered block letters with an outline-plus-offset-shadow construction. The goal is high-impact readability with a distinctive retro-sport aesthetic rather than neutral text setting.
The outline and shadow relationship is a defining feature: the interior remains open while the offset fill provides weight and separation, helping the glyphs read as dimensional even without a true solid style. The angular cuts are applied broadly across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, producing a cohesive, engineered look.