Slab Contrasted Pira 8 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, sportswear, assertive, industrial, retro, editorial, collegiate, impact, authority, durability, attention, blocky, sturdy, square, bracketed, compact.
A dense, heavy slab-serif with broad proportions and a strongly rectangular skeleton. Stems and bowls are built from blunt, block-like forms with clearly defined slab terminals and modestly bracketed joins that soften the corners without losing firmness. Counters are relatively compact, giving the face a dark, punchy texture, while the tall x-height keeps lowercase forms prominent and legible. Stroke contrast is present but controlled, showing up most in the relationship between thick verticals and the slab terminals rather than in calligraphic modulation.
Best suited to display sizes where its heavy slabs and compact counters can deliver maximum impact—headlines, posters, cover lines, and bold callouts. It can also work effectively in branding and packaging where a strong, durable voice is needed, and in sports-inspired or collegiate-style applications that benefit from a sturdy slab-serif silhouette.
The overall tone is confident and emphatic, with a sturdy, workmanlike presence that reads as industrial and slightly retro. Its weight and squared detailing create a no-nonsense, headline-forward character that feels at home in bold editorial and display settings.
The design appears intended to provide a high-impact slab-serif with strong horizontal emphasis, delivering bold readability and a grounded, authoritative feel. Its wide, block-based construction prioritizes presence and clarity over delicacy, aiming for dependable display performance across short text and attention-grabbing statements.
The capitals read particularly architectural, with broad horizontals and substantial serifs that create a strong baseline and capline. Numerals match the same blocky construction, maintaining consistent color and impact alongside text.