Hollow Other Ibwa 1 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, industrial, vintage, circus, poster, decorative impact, space-saving, vintage styling, industrial texture, condensed, inline, engraved, display, rounded corners.
A tightly condensed, vertically oriented display face with tall proportions and compact counters. Strokes are heavy with a consistent inline/hollow treatment: an inner contour and small punched cutouts create a fabricated, cut-metal look rather than a simple outline. Terminals are mostly squared with softened, rounded interior corners, and the overall rhythm is strict and upright with slightly varied letter widths. The figures and caps maintain the same narrow, poster-like build, with distinctive internal notches and pinhole details that read as deliberate knockouts.
Best suited to headlines and short display lines where the inline cutouts can be appreciated—posters, event graphics, labels, and signage. It can also work for logos or wordmarks that want a vintage-industrial stamp aesthetic, but it’s less appropriate for long-form text due to its condensed width and busy interior detailing.
The inline knockouts and compressed stance evoke an industrial, showbill sensibility—part Victorian poster, part utilitarian signage. It feels bold and theatrical, with a crafted, mechanical edge that suggests stamped hardware or vintage fairground lettering.
The design appears intended as a decorative condensed display face that adds texture through hollowed strokes and small knockout details. Its narrow build maximizes impact in limited horizontal space while the inline treatment provides a distinctive, crafted look for attention-grabbing typography.
The hollowing details are integrated as small interior cut marks and dots, which become prominent at larger sizes and may fill in at very small sizes. Curves are kept tight and vertical, and the font’s personality relies heavily on the consistency of its internal cutout motif across letters and numerals.