Sans Other Bumof 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, magazines, book design, branding, packaging, literary, warm, quirky, retro, add character, editorial voice, modernize sans, improve readability, soft corners, flared terminals, ink-trap feel, wedge cuts, humanist.
This typeface presents as an upright sans with a humanist skeleton and distinctly shaped terminals. Strokes are largely smooth and rounded, but many joins and ends are cut with wedge-like, angled facets that create a subtly chiseled look. Curves (O, C, S) are generous and open, while diagonals (V, W, Y) show slightly asymmetrical tension that keeps the rhythm lively rather than mechanical. The lowercase is compact and sturdy with short-to-moderate ascenders, a single-storey a, and a closed, looped g, giving the text a dense, even color with small moments of angular emphasis at stroke endings.
It suits editorial typography such as magazines, book jackets, and feature headlines where a warm, distinctive sans can add voice while remaining legible. It also works well for brand identities and packaging that need a personable tone and recognizable shapes, and can hold up in short paragraphs where its lively terminal treatment adds texture without overwhelming the reading experience.
The overall tone feels friendly and readable but with an unconventional edge, as if tuned for contemporary publishing that wants personality without going fully decorative. Its softened forms and faceted terminals evoke a retro/editorial sensibility, balancing approachability with a slightly idiosyncratic, crafted character.
The design intent appears to be a legible, modern sans with built-in character—using rounded construction for readability and comfort, then adding angled, wedge-like terminals to create a recognizable signature. The result aims for a dependable text-and-display workhorse with a subtle, crafted twist.
Across both cases, the angled cuts appear consistently on key terminals and at some stroke junctions, producing a faint ink-trap or wedge-cut impression that helps prevent the letterforms from feeling generic. Numerals are straightforward and sturdy, matching the same rounded-plus-faceted vocabulary for a cohesive typographic color in mixed text.