Hollow Other Tivy 8 is a very bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Thierry Leonie' by Viswell (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, kids media, playful, quirky, retro, cartoon, attention grabbing, novelty display, decorative texture, friendly tone, chunky, rounded, ink-trap, cutout, bouncy.
A heavy, compact display face built from chunky strokes and softly rounded corners, with lively, slightly uneven contours that feel hand-shaped rather than mechanically perfect. The forms are punctuated by distinctive internal cutouts and knockouts—small teardrops, slits, and counters that read like carved highlights—creating a hollowed, decorative texture across both uppercase and lowercase. Curves are full and inflated, terminals tend to blunt and rounded, and joins often show subtle pinching that suggests ink-trap-like notches. Overall spacing is tight and the rhythm is bouncy, with modest, design-driven width shifts from glyph to glyph.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and short promotional copy where the bold silhouette and cutout texture can be appreciated. It also fits packaging, event flyers, and logo/wordmark work that benefits from a fun, retro-display tone. For extended text or small sizes, the interior detailing may reduce clarity, so it performs strongest when used big and with generous spacing.
The cutout detailing and bulbous silhouettes give the font a playful, mischievous personality with a retro novelty flavor. It feels friendly and comedic rather than formal, leaning toward a handcrafted sign-painting or cartoon-title sensibility. The internal knockouts add sparkle and motion, keeping large text energetic and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a compact footprint, combining a sturdy black shape with decorative hollowed accents that function like built-in highlights. The goal seems to be a distinctive novelty display style that remains legible while adding character through irregular cutouts and rounded, friendly geometry.
The cutouts are consistently placed enough to feel like a deliberate system, but irregular enough to preserve an organic, hand-cut look. In longer lines the decorative interiors create a busy texture, so the face reads most clearly when given room and used at larger sizes.