Slab Contrasted Nova 11 is a very bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Cattle Town JNL' by Jeff Levine and 'Pason' by The Native Saint Club (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, mechanical, retro, stencil-like, assertive, impact, stenciled look, systematic motif, signage feel, retro futurism, blocky, modular, squared, notched, compressed.
A compact, block-built display face with heavy vertical emphasis and squared-off proportions. The letterforms are constructed from chunky slabs and straight stems, interrupted by consistent inline cutouts that read like mechanical notches across bowls and counters. Corners are mostly hard and rectangular, with occasional rounding in interior spaces, creating a strong black mass and a rhythmic pattern of gaps through text. Capitals are tall and sturdy, while the lowercase keeps a high x-height and simplified shapes that maintain the same notched, modular logic across the set.
Best suited for display typography such as posters, headlines, album/film titles, branding, and packaging where the notched construction can be appreciated. It can also work for bold signage or labels that benefit from an industrial, stenciled impression. For longer lines of text, larger sizes and added letterspacing help preserve clarity of the internal cutouts.
The overall tone is industrial and machine-made, evoking stenciling, stamped labeling, and retro technical signage. The repeated cutout motif adds a rugged, engineered character that feels assertive and attention-grabbing rather than refined or delicate. In paragraphs it produces a bold, patterned texture that leans into a futuristic or utilitarian mood.
The design intention appears to be a high-impact slab-inspired display face that combines sturdy, rectangular construction with a signature inline cutout system. The consistent notches unify the alphabet into a cohesive visual system, aiming to deliver a mechanical, retro-futuristic look that stands out instantly in branding and titles.
The inline cutouts create distinctive negative-space stripes that can visually link adjacent letters, producing a tight, interlocking rhythm at larger sizes. Numerals and capitals appear especially strong and emblematic, while the narrow interior apertures and dense stroke mass suggest using generous tracking when setting longer words.