Sans Faceted Doru 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, apparel, packaging, collegiate, industrial, poster-ready, retro, assertive, impact, team identity, retro display, stencil-like, signage, octagonal, chamfered, blocky, compact, angular.
This typeface is built from chunky, faceted letterforms with clipped corners and flattened curves, giving most strokes an octagonal, machined outline. Counters are generally small and rectangular-to-rounded in feel, and terminals end in crisp chamfers rather than smooth rounds. Stems are heavy and uniform, with minimal modulation, producing dense color and strong silhouette recognition. Lowercase forms largely echo the uppercase construction, keeping the same squared bowls and notched joins, and the numerals follow the same faceted geometry for a consistent, sign-like rhythm.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, sports and team branding, and apparel graphics where the heavy, faceted silhouettes can carry the composition. It can also work well on packaging and labels that need a sturdy, industrial or collegiate flavor, especially at larger sizes where the angular details remain clear.
The overall tone is confident and athletic, with a distinctly collegiate and retro display energy. Its hard angles and compressed internal spaces add a rugged, utilitarian feel that reads as bold and no-nonsense. The faceting lends a slightly vintage, stamped or cut-letter character that feels at home in loud, high-impact settings.
The design appears intended to modernize classic block-letter display typography by replacing curves with planar facets and chamfered corners. The goal is strong presence and immediate legibility through simple, consistent geometry and compact counters. Overall, it aims to deliver a rugged, athletic display voice that stays cohesive across letters and figures.
The design favors straight segments over continuous curves, so rounds (like O, C, G, and 0) read as polygonal shapes with clear corner breaks. Spacing appears steady and display-oriented, emphasizing strong word shapes over delicate detail. The punctuation shown in the sample (colon, apostrophe, ampersand, question mark, period) matches the same heavy, angular construction.