Slab Contrasted Ugva 3 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, sturdy, retro, sporty, display, attention grabbing, branding, sign painting, poster titling, impactful texture, blocky, squared, rounded corners, bracketless, high impact.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and a low, steady rhythm. Strokes are thick with subtly softened corners, and the slabs read as square, largely unbracketed terminals that create strong horizontal “steps” across many letters. Counters are compact and rounded-rectangular, with generous interior cut-ins that keep forms open at large sizes. Uppercase shapes skew geometric and sturdy (notably the wide, squarish O/Q), while the lowercase retains a similarly chunky structure with simplified joins and prominent feet on stems.
Best suited to display settings where impact and bold texture are desired: headlines, poster titling, event graphics, storefront or wayfinding signage, packaging labels, and logo wordmarks. The wide proportions and heavy slabs make it particularly effective in short phrases and large-scale applications where its rhythmic, stepped terminals can be appreciated.
The tone is assertive and workmanlike, combining a vintage sign-painter feel with a modern, high-impact presence. Its chunky slabs and wide stance evoke Americana and industrial labeling, while the rounded corners keep it approachable rather than severe. Overall it reads confident, loud, and built for attention.
The design appears intended as a high-impact slab serif for branding and titling, prioritizing strong silhouettes, broad stance, and a consistent, stamped texture. Its simplified, squared terminals and softened corners suggest a deliberate balance between rugged industrial character and friendly readability at larger sizes.
Numbers and capitals maintain a consistent, poster-like silhouette with minimal delicacy, favoring broad shoulders and flat terminals. The design’s strong horizontals and repeated slab motifs create a distinctive texture in lines of text, producing a patterned, stamped look especially in words with E/F/T and in the lowercase with its pronounced baseline serifs.