Slab Square Lewo 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, album covers, edgy, retro, quirky, dynamic, theatrical, display impact, distinctive texture, retro styling, logo presence, slab serif, stencil-like, layered, angular, bracketed serifs.
This typeface presents a slanted, wide-leaning silhouette with dramatic thick–thin modulation and bold slab-like serifs. Many strokes are interrupted by consistent horizontal cut-ins that read as stencil-like stripes, creating a layered, segmented texture across both capitals and lowercase. Curves are tightened into angular, squared-off bowls, while joins and terminals tend toward crisp, flat planes with occasional small hook-like flicks on descenders and some serifs. Overall spacing feels generous and the forms are assertive, producing a strong rhythm that alternates between dense black shapes and sharp internal breaks.
Best suited to display applications where its segmented texture and strong contrast can read clearly at larger sizes: headlines, posters, title treatments, branding marks, and packaging. It can also work for short bursts of text (pull quotes or taglines) when ample size and spacing are available.
The combined italic slant, high contrast, and banded cutouts produce an energetic, slightly rebellious tone. It evokes retro display lettering with a technical, engineered edge—simultaneously ornamental and punchy—suited to attention-grabbing headlines rather than quiet body text.
The design appears intended as a decorative slab-serif display face that blends classic serif structure with a deliberate, stencil-like slicing motif. The goal seems to be maximum visual impact and a recognizable word-shape through consistent internal striping and bold, wide forms.
The horizontal striping is highly systematized and becomes a defining texture in words, especially in rounded letters where the cut creates a distinctive "sliced" counter. Numerals and capitals appear particularly emblematic, with bold, poster-like presence and strong diagonals that heighten motion.