Sans Faceted Weve 12 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, sports branding, industrial, retro, arcade, assertive, mechanical, impact, distinctiveness, geometric build, hard-edge tone, display clarity, octagonal, chiseled, angular, blocky, stencil-like.
A heavy, squared sans built from straight segments and clipped corners, replacing curves with crisp planar facets. Strokes are monoline in feel but visually sharpened by notches, bevels, and octagonal counters, creating a strong, modular rhythm across the alphabet. The proportions are expansive with broad letterforms and compact apertures; joins and terminals often end in diagonal cuts, and several glyphs introduce small stepped breaks that read as intentional cut-ins rather than smooth transitions. Numerals follow the same faceted construction, with angular bowls and squared-off diagonals that keep the set visually unified at display sizes.
Well-suited for display typography where impact and shape are the priority: posters, headlines, logotypes, and bold packaging panels. It can also work for sports branding, tech or industrial-themed graphics, and game/arcade-inspired title treatments where angular, machined letterforms reinforce the message.
The overall tone is forceful and engineered, with a bold, game-like presence that feels both retro and industrial. Its chiseled geometry suggests speed, machinery, and hard-edged modernity, projecting an energetic, no-nonsense voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through wide, faceted silhouettes that hold together as strong blocks of texture. By swapping curves for beveled planes and adding deliberate cut-ins, it aims to create a distinctive, constructed identity that reads as both geometric and aggressive in display contexts.
The faceting and tight interior spaces make the design most comfortable at larger sizes, where the angular detailing stays clear and the blocky silhouettes remain distinct. The uppercase and lowercase share a consistent geometric logic, giving mixed-case settings a uniform, built-from-parts feel.