Sans Faceted Mive 3 is a bold, very narrow, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, industrial, gothic, authoritative, retro, mechanical, impact, compactness, sign-like, modern gothic, graphic edge, angular, condensed, faceted, hard-edged, vertical.
A tightly condensed, all-angular display face built from straight strokes and sharp planar cuts, with pointed terminals that replace curves throughout. Vertical stems dominate and counters are narrow, giving a tall, compressed rhythm with strong dark texture in text. Stroke weight stays consistent, while diagonal facets create notched joins and chiseled shoulders; bowls and arches resolve into squared, beveled shapes rather than round forms. Lowercase follows the same rigid geometry with compact bowls and narrow apertures, maintaining a highly uniform, vertical silhouette.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, logos, packaging fronts, and signage where its angular construction can be appreciated. It can also work for game titles, music/event graphics, and industrial-themed branding where a rigid, engineered voice is desired; for longer passages, larger sizes and added letterspacing help preserve clarity.
The overall tone is stern and mechanical, with a blackletter-adjacent gravitas translated into a modern, hard-edged construction. Its faceted detailing reads as industrial and slightly futuristic, while still feeling rooted in vintage signage and poster lettering. The dense color and pointed terminals add an assertive, high-impact voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a condensed, high-contrast texture and a distinctly faceted silhouette, translating gothic severity into a clean, geometric display style. Its consistent monoline construction and repeated chisel cuts suggest a focus on strong branding presence and reproducible, sign-friendly forms.
Spacing appears relatively tight and the narrow counters can close up quickly, so the design reads best when given room through larger sizes or increased tracking. The numerals match the same chiseled logic, producing a cohesive, sign-like set for headings and labels.