Shadow Immy 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, playful, retro, theatrical, cartoonish, loud, add depth, grab attention, retro display, signage feel, playful branding, inline, outlined, drop shadow, dimensional, high impact.
A bold display face built from outlined letterforms with a prominent inline/inner contour and a consistent offset shadow that creates a crisp 3D, cut-out look. Curves are broadly rounded while joins and terminals stay clean and geometric, producing a steady rhythm across caps and lowercase. The counters are generous and the outline thickness is fairly even, with the shadow primarily falling to one side to add depth without heavy texture fill. Numerals follow the same construction, reading clearly as dimensional, sign-like forms.
Best suited to short, large-scale settings such as posters, headlines, event titles, storefront-style signage, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for playful wordmarks where a built-in dimensional effect is desired without additional illustration. For longer copy, it’s most effective as a sparing accent due to its strong decorative structure.
The overall tone is upbeat and showy, with a vintage, poster-era energy. Its shadowed, hollow construction feels performative and attention-seeking—more marquee and headline than quiet text. The vibe lands between mid-century signage and playful display lettering, giving it a friendly, entertainment-forward personality.
The letterforms appear designed to deliver instant depth and presence through a combined outline and offset-shadow system, effectively baking a display treatment into the type itself. The goal reads as high-impact legibility with a nostalgic, sign-painterly spirit—made to stand out quickly in promotional and branding contexts.
The design relies on crisp interior whitespace and the offset shadow for contrast, so it benefits from enough size and breathing room to keep the outlines from visually merging. Round letters (O, Q, C) emphasize the dimensional effect strongly, while straighter forms (E, F, H) read as sturdy, architectural blocks.