Sans Superellipse Pedum 2 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Congress Sans' by Club Type, 'Gotham' by Hoefler & Co., 'Morandi' by Monotype, 'Interval Next' by Mostardesign, 'Core Sans N' and 'Core Sans NR' by S-Core, 'Beval' by The Northern Block, and 'Depot New Condensed' by moretype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, signage, playful, retro, punchy, friendly, poster-ready, display impact, retro flavor, friendly branding, geometric softness, blocky, rounded, compact, soft-cornered, quirky.
A compact, heavy sans with rounded-rectangle (superellipse) construction and softly eased corners throughout. Strokes are uniformly thick with minimal modulation, and counters tend toward squarish, rounded cavities that keep the texture dense. Terminals are mostly blunt and flat, with occasional angled joins and clipped-looking details that add a slightly handmade, cutout feel. The overall rhythm is tight and sturdy, producing strong dark mass and high impact in headlines and short lines.
Best suited to display applications where dense, high-ink letterforms can carry impact—posters, branding wordmarks, packaging, and large signage. It can work for short blurbs or labels when you want a confident, friendly voice, but the heavy texture is most effective at larger sizes and with comfortable spacing.
The font reads bold and approachable, with a retro, sign-painter energy that feels lively rather than strict. Its rounded geometry and chunky proportions give it a friendly, cartoon-adjacent tone that suits fun, informal messaging while still remaining clean and legible at display sizes.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a rounded, geometric voice—mixing clean sans structure with subtly quirky, cutout-like detailing. It aims to be distinctive and readable in bold display settings while maintaining a cohesive superelliptical shape language.
Uppercase forms feel particularly poster-like and geometric, while the lowercase introduces more idiosyncratic shapes (notably in the bowls and diagonals) that add personality. Numerals match the same rounded-square logic, keeping a consistent, compact color across mixed text.