Hollow Other Siro 8 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids media, event flyers, playful, quirky, retro, whimsical, novelty, expressiveness, texture, attention-grab, decorative, blobby, organic, marbled, outlined, soft-edged.
A rounded, display-oriented alphabet built from soft, inflated silhouettes with a consistent open outline and irregular interior knockouts that read like marbling or puddled ink. Strokes are smooth and bulbous with frequent teardrop terminals, uneven counters, and occasional pinched joins that create a hand-shaped, bouncy rhythm. Uppercase forms stay compact and sturdy while lowercase letters introduce more idiosyncratic curves and looping shapes; numerals follow the same blobby, outlined construction. Spacing appears generous and the letterforms rely on their internal cutouts and high-contrast fill patterns for recognition rather than crisp, linear stroke logic.
Best suited to short display text where the decorative interiors can be appreciated—posters, playful branding, packaging, titles, and event graphics. It can work for whimsical editorial callouts or children’s-oriented materials, but is likely too visually active for long passages of body copy.
The font conveys a lighthearted, oddball personality—somewhere between cartoon signage and vintage novelty printing. Its mottled interior patterning and soft contours add a mischievous, slightly surreal tone that feels informal and attention-seeking rather than serious or technical.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, instantly recognizable display voice by combining a rounded outline skeleton with irregular, organic cutouts. The goal is expressive texture and character, evoking a retro-cartoon or novelty aesthetic that stands out quickly in branding and headlines.
The irregular internal knockouts vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving the face a lively, handmade feel while maintaining a coherent outline system. The busy interiors can visually thicken at small sizes, so legibility benefits from larger settings and ample line spacing.