Slab Contrasted Agzi 6 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, signage, packaging, industrial, western, assertive, retro, heavy-duty, display impact, rugged tone, retro utility, strong branding, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap-like, flattened, stencil-ish.
A dense, blocky slab serif with heavy horizontal slabs, rounded joins, and noticeable internal cut-ins that read like ink-traps or notched corners. Strokes feel robust and slightly softened rather than sharp, with a clear top-and-bottom emphasis from the broad serifs and flattened terminals. Counters are relatively tight and geometric, and curves (C, O, S) are wide and sturdy with minimal delicacy. The lowercase shows single-storey forms (a, g) and compact apertures, while numerals are broad and strongly grounded, maintaining the same notched, slab-driven rhythm.
Best suited to display roles where weight and width can be used for presence—headlines, posters, badges, and branding. It can work effectively for labels, packaging, and signage that call for a sturdy, retro-leaning slab voice, especially at medium to large sizes where the internal notches and slab details remain clear.
The overall tone is confident and forceful, with a distinctly retro-industrial flavor that can also suggest frontier or workwear signage. Its chunky construction and pronounced slabs give it a no-nonsense, attention-grabbing voice that feels bold, practical, and a bit rugged.
The design appears intended to modernize a classic heavy slab serif by combining broad, bracketed slabs with purposeful internal cut-ins for texture and legibility. It aims for strong recognition and a distinctive word shape, prioritizing impact and character over neutrality.
The notched transitions and thick slab terminals create a strong horizontal banding across words, producing a distinctive texture in paragraph settings. The design favors impact over delicacy, and the tight counters and heavy joins benefit from generous tracking at smaller sizes.