Slab Contrasted Fagu 10 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Quadon' by René Bieder (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, assertive, retro, collegiate, industrial, headline, impact, heritage, sturdiness, display clarity, brand presence, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap hints, compact apertures, heavy terminals.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with pronounced, squared serifs and sturdy verticals. The forms are wide and tightly engineered, with mostly straight-sided geometry and rounded corners that keep counters from feeling sharp. Stroke contrast is present but restrained, showing up as slightly lighter joins and interior shaping rather than delicate hairlines. Counters are compact and apertures tend toward closed, giving the face a dense, poster-ready color; spacing appears built for impact more than airiness.
Best suited for display applications where weight and presence matter: headlines, posters, signage, labels, and packaging. The dense texture and closed apertures help maintain a solid silhouette at larger sizes, making it a good fit for bold brand marks or sports/collegiate-style graphics, while longer text blocks will feel heavy and should be used sparingly.
The overall tone is confident and emphatic, with a throwback, Americana/collegiate flavor and an industrial sturdiness. It reads as bold, no-nonsense, and attention-seeking—suited to messaging that wants to feel strong, dependable, and a bit vintage.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a classic slab-serif framework—strong shapes, firm serifs, and a compact interior rhythm that holds together in bold, high-contrast layouts. It prioritizes authority and clarity at display sizes over delicacy or extended readability.
Serifs are consistently slab-like and visually integral to the letterforms, creating a sturdy baseline and strong horizontal emphasis. The lowercase keeps a large x-height presence, helping short words and punchy phrases stay legible at distance despite the dense counters.