Slab Contrasted Nore 1 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, playful, retro, circus, chunky, whimsical, attention, retro feel, decorative impact, poster strength, soft corners, stencil-like, ink-trap cuts, tuscan notches, modulated fills.
A heavy, display-oriented slab with rounded corners and prominent blocky terminals. Many letters include deliberate interior cut-ins and gaps that create a stencil-like, notched silhouette, giving the strokes a carved or punched feel. Curves are broad and geometric, counters tend to be compact, and the overall rhythm is chunky and tightly packed, especially in the lowercase. Numerals share the same cutout treatment and wide, solid presence, helping the set feel cohesive and poster-ready.
Best suited to headlines, posters, event graphics, and branding where a bold, vintage-flavored voice is desired. It also fits packaging and signage that benefit from strong silhouette recognition and decorative detail, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The notched cutouts and chunky slabs evoke a vintage showcard and circus-poster sensibility, with a playful, slightly mischievous tone. It reads bold and attention-seeking, leaning toward novelty display rather than neutral text.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a distinctive notched slab character, combining sturdy, poster-like weight with decorative cut-ins that add personality and retro flair.
The internal cuts create distinctive negative-space shapes that become more prominent at larger sizes, and they can visually fill in at small sizes. Uppercase forms feel particularly emblematic and decorative, while the lowercase remains compact and dense, supporting short bursts of copy when set with generous spacing.