Slab Contrasted Lysi 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, industrial, retro, rugged, playful, friendly, impact, vintage feel, sturdy branding, display readability, signage strength, bracketed, chunky, rounded, ink-trap feel, soft corners.
A heavy, slab-serif design with compact, blocky letterforms and strongly bracketed slabs that read as sturdy and machined. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with softened joins and rounded terminals that keep the weight from feeling harsh. Counters are relatively tight and the rhythm is dense, while slight flare and curved bracketing at the serifs adds a faint ink-trap or stamped quality. Overall proportions lean broad and stable, with assertive horizontals and a confident baseline presence.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and branding where a strong slab-serif presence is desired. It can work for short blocks of text, pull quotes, and signage—especially when you want a vintage-industrial flavor and high impact.
The tone blends industrial toughness with a friendly, throwback warmth. Its chunky slabs and softened details evoke vintage printing and workwear signage, giving text a bold, dependable voice that still feels approachable.
Likely drawn to deliver maximum punch and a memorable slab-serif silhouette while keeping readability through clear forms and softened detailing. The design appears aimed at producing a bold, tactile feel reminiscent of stamped, printed, or sign-painted letterforms.
The numerals and lowercase maintain the same chunky construction and rounded bracketing, creating consistent texture in paragraphs. The bold color and dense spacing make it most comfortable at display sizes or short, emphatic text where the heavy serif rhythm can be a feature rather than a distraction.