Serif Other Buso 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, editorial display, playful, retro, chunky, whimsical, friendly, display impact, retro flavor, approachability, novelty character, poster readability, rounded, bouncy, soft terminals, bracketed, bulbous.
A heavy, rounded serif display face with soft, swelling strokes and gently bracketed serifs that read more like molded protrusions than sharp feet. The overall construction is low-contrast with broad curves, pinched joins, and teardrop-like terminals that create a blobby, sculpted texture. Counters are compact and often asymmetrical, with irregular ink-trap-like notches in places that add sparkle and prevent forms from fully clogging at display sizes. Proportions are expansive and slightly uneven from letter to letter, reinforcing an organic, hand-shaped rhythm rather than strict geometric regularity.
This font is well suited to headlines, posters, and short bursts of text where a bold, characterful voice is needed. It can work effectively for branding and packaging in playful or retro-leaning contexts, and for editorial display pulls where the goal is to add warmth and visual punch.
The tone is jovial and throwback, evoking 1960s–70s poster lettering and playful packaging typography. Its soft massing and bouncy silhouettes feel welcoming and a bit mischievous, prioritizing character and charm over restraint or formality.
The design appears intended to deliver a highly distinctive, retro-spirited display serif with a soft, inflated silhouette and lively internal carving. It emphasizes immediate impact and a memorable texture, using rounded serifs and irregular terminals to create a handcrafted, friendly personality.
At smaller sizes the dense interiors and tight counters can merge, so it reads best when given generous size, tracking, and line spacing. Numerals and capitals share the same inflated, sculptural logic, producing a consistent, attention-grabbing texture across mixed-case settings.