Slab Square Siko 7 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, circus, vintage, playful, poster, retro display, vernacular flavor, high impact, wood-type nod, chunky, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap feel, irregular baseline.
A heavy slab-serif display face with compact proportions, broad stems, and squared-off terminals that read as cut from solid blocks. Serifs are sturdy and mostly rectangular, with subtle bracketing and occasional notched/ink-trap-like joins that add texture at corners. Counters are relatively tight and round-to-squared, producing a dense, high-impact color in text. The design shows gentle, intentional irregularities in stroke edges and alignment that create a lively, hand-set or wood-type impression rather than a strictly geometric build.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as posters, headlines, event branding, and storefront-style signage where its slabs and dense color can do the heavy lifting. It also works well for packaging labels and bold logotypes that want a vintage or vernacular flavor, especially at medium to large sizes.
The overall tone feels theatrical and nostalgic, evoking show posters, old-time signage, and Western or circus-era typography. Its weight and slightly quirky shaping make it energetic and attention-grabbing, with a friendly roughness that keeps it from feeling corporate or clinical.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic slab-serif wood-type and poster lettering with a bold, compact build and slightly irregular detailing for character. It aims to deliver immediate impact and a nostalgic, showy voice while keeping letterforms straightforward and readable in display settings.
Uppercase forms are assertive and squarish, while the lowercase keeps the same chunky rhythm with sturdy ascenders/descenders and simplified details. Numerals match the bold, blocky construction and remain highly legible at display sizes. The texture becomes quite dense in longer lines, emphasizing its role as a headline style rather than continuous reading.