Slab Contrasted Ibjy 11 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Sanchez', 'Sanchez Slab', and 'Sánchez Niu' by Latinotype; 'Peckham' and 'Weekly' by Los Andes; and 'Egyptian Slate' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, assertive, retro, sporty, editorial, playful, high impact, retro display, headline strength, energetic tone, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap hints, compact counters, rounded joins.
A heavy, forward-leaning slab serif with broad proportions and a compact, tightly packed interior. Strokes are robust and mostly even, with stout, squared serifs that read as lightly bracketed and integrated into the stems. The design favors large bowls and soft, rounded joins, with occasional sharp cut-ins and small notches that add bite and help open counters at this weight. Overall spacing and rhythm feel bold and deliberate, producing strong word shapes and a dense typographic color in text.
Best suited to large sizes where its slab details and dense weight can do the work: headlines, event posters, sports or team-style branding, and punchy packaging. It can also function for short, high-impact subheads or pull quotes, though extended body text may feel visually heavy due to the dense stroke mass.
The tone is loud and confident, with a throwback, poster-like energy that suggests sports, headlines, and mid-century display typography. Its slanted stance adds motion remembering advertising and editorial callouts, while the chunky slabs keep it grounded and emphatic.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, retro-leaning slab voice—combining a strong, poster-ready silhouette with enough shaping and cut-ins to keep letters legible and lively at very bold weights.
Capitals are especially blocky and commanding, while lowercase maintains a readable, sturdy texture with clearly differentiated forms. Numerals match the same weighty construction and hold up well as attention-getting figures in short strings.