Sans Superellipse Yola 1 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, chunky, playful, punchy, retro, friendly, maximum impact, friendly geometry, quirky detailing, display clarity, rounded, blocky, soft corners, compact counters, stencil-like cuts.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and a superellipse-driven geometry. Strokes are monolinear in feel, with corners and terminals softened into rounded rectangles rather than circles, creating a compact, cushioned silhouette. Many letters show deliberate horizontal notches or “waist” cut-ins (notably in S, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and the lowercase g/y), which introduces a subtle stencil-like rhythm and helps define counters in the dense shapes. The overall spacing reads sturdy and tight, with large, squared bowls and small interior apertures that emphasize mass and impact.
Best suited for headlines and short bursts of text where weight and width can do the work—posters, packaging, storefront-style signage, and bold brand marks. It can also serve as a secondary display face for callouts, labels, and big numerals where a friendly but assertive presence is needed.
The tone is bold and approachable—cartoonish without becoming childish, and distinctly display-forward. Its rounded, blocky forms suggest a retro signage sensibility, while the repeated cut-in details add a quirky, engineered edge that feels energetic and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through wide, rounded forms while maintaining a consistent, geometric system. The recurring notch details seem purpose-built to add character and improve differentiation in otherwise very dense letterforms, giving the face a distinctive, logo-ready voice.
Lowercase forms remain robust and upright, with single-storey shapes and pronounced dots on i/j that stay clearly legible at large sizes. Numerals are especially heavy and graphic, with the same rounded-rectangle construction and midline cut-ins, making them well suited to headline figures and badges.