Hollow Other Wosa 1 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logo, packaging, editorial, art deco, theatrical, quirky, enigmatic, vintage, display impact, decorative flair, retro styling, logo emphasis, cutout, stenciled, ornamental, geometric, monoline outline.
An all-caps/lowercase display face built from strong geometric silhouettes paired with thin, hairline outlines and dramatic internal knockouts. Many glyphs combine a solid black mass with a contrasting open contour, plus small wedge- and notch-like cutouts that behave like inlaid highlights. Curves are generally circular and crisp (notably in C, G, O, Q, and numerals), while verticals often read as rectangular pillars; terminals and joins are sharp and graphic rather than calligraphic. The rhythm is intentionally irregular from letter to letter, with varied internal shapes and asymmetries that create a lively, collage-like texture in words.
Best suited for display settings where personality is the priority: posters, headlines, album or event graphics, boutique packaging, and distinctive logo wordmarks. It performs well at medium to large sizes where the interior knockouts and hairline outlines remain clear; it is less appropriate for dense body text.
The overall tone feels glamorous and theatrical, with a vintage showcard sensibility and a slightly mischievous, puzzle-like character. The interplay of heavy black areas and delicate outlining gives it a spotlighted, marquee quality—stylish but intentionally eccentric.
This design appears intended to reinterpret geometric display lettering through a cutout/knockout construction, creating a strong black presence while adding decorative negative-space details for flair and memorability. The goal is visual impact and a recognizable signature texture rather than neutral readability.
Counters and apertures are frequently interrupted by cutouts, so letter recognition relies on the outer silhouette more than interior clarity. Round letters (O, Q, e, g, 6, 9) lean into a half-filled/half-open motif, and several glyphs include small inset shapes near the cap line that read like decorative inlays. Numerals are highly stylized, especially 2, 3, 5, and 7, and punctuation/dots appear as ringed forms in the sample text.