Sans Other Duzu 1 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, game titles, industrial, aggressive, arcade, futuristic, sporty, impact, motion, tech styling, branding, display, angular, slanted, blocky, stencil-like, compressed counters.
A heavy, angular sans with a consistent back-leaning slant and an emphatically block-cut construction. Strokes are built from straight segments with beveled corners and wedge-like terminals, creating a faceted, machined silhouette. Counters are tight and often squared off, with small rectangular apertures that read as cut-outs, giving several letters a stencil-like feel. Widths vary by glyph but the overall rhythm is broad and squat, with flat tops, hard diagonals, and minimal curvature throughout.
Best suited to display settings where impact and motion are desirable: headlines, posters, event graphics, sports or motorsport branding, game titles, and UI labels that need a punchy, industrial flavor. It also works well for short taglines or wordmarks where the slanted, beveled construction can be featured at larger sizes.
The letterforms convey a forceful, engineered tone—fast, tough, and slightly retro-digital. The sharp bevels and cut-out counters suggest machinery, action signage, and arcade or sci‑fi graphics rather than neutral text typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, kinetic sans with a carved, modular aesthetic—prioritizing silhouette, attitude, and graphic punch. Its tight counters and faceted terminals look purpose-built for bold branding and attention-grabbing display typography rather than continuous body text.
The back-slanted posture is integral to the design and makes horizontal strokes feel like forward motion, while the small interior spaces can fill in at smaller sizes. The numerals follow the same chiseled geometry, and the overall texture becomes dense and high-impact in paragraphs, favoring short bursts of copy over extended reading.