Groovy Kome 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, headlines, packaging, event flyers, playful, retro, psychedelic, cheerful, whimsical, retro flavor, expressive display, hand-drawn feel, attention grabbing, blobby, rounded, soft terminals, bouncy, organic.
A heavy, rounded display face with blobby, organic strokes and soft, bulb-like terminals. Letterforms show a lively, hand-drawn irregularity: curves swell and pinch, counters are asymmetrical, and joins often feel slightly off-center for a wavy rhythm. The baseline and stem behavior read steady overall, but individual glyphs vary in proportion and internal spacing, creating a deliberately uneven texture. Uppercase and lowercase share the same swollen, soft-edged construction, with simple, single-storey forms where applicable and a generally open, friendly aperture treatment.
Best suited for short, prominent text such as posters, album or playlist artwork, packaging labels, event flyers, and bold headlines where personality is the goal. It can also work for logos or wordmarks needing a friendly psychedelic tone, especially when set with generous tracking and ample line spacing.
The font projects a buoyant 60s–70s poster energy—cute, funky, and a little mischievous. Its wobbly, inflated shapes feel informal and approachable, adding a psychedelic, craft-like personality that prioritizes charm over strict precision.
The design appears intended to evoke a retro, groovy display look through soft, swollen geometry and controlled irregularity. By emphasizing rounded terminals, bouncy curves, and uneven counters, it aims to deliver a handcrafted, psychedelic flavor that stands out immediately in large sizes.
Large, dark silhouettes and soft interior counters make the face visually loud and high-impact at display sizes, while the intentionally irregular spacing and stroke modulation can create a busy texture in longer passages. Numerals match the same inflated, cartoonish construction and read as part of the same expressive system.