Slab Contrasted Vupa 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'DT Augustina Slab' by Deveze Type, 'Askan' by Hoftype, 'Bogue' and 'Bogue Slab' by Melvastype, 'Mundo Serif' by Monotype, and 'Clarendon' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, signage, packaging, western, retro, confident, sturdy, loud, impact, vintage display, ruggedness, attention, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap feel, soft corners, bulky.
A heavy, slab-serif display face with broad proportions, compact counters, and strongly bracketed, rectangular serifs. Strokes show a noticeable but controlled contrast, with thick verticals and slightly lighter joins and horizontals that keep the texture punchy. Curves are rounded yet robust, and several joins exhibit small notch-like cut-ins that create an ink-trap or carved impression. The lowercase is sturdy and compact with a single-story a and g, and the overall rhythm is dense and emphatic, favoring large dark shapes over delicate detail.
This face is well suited to headlines, posters, and branding where strong presence and a classic slab-serif flavor are needed. It can work effectively for signage and packaging that benefit from a sturdy, retro tone and high impact at display sizes.
The font projects a bold, old-school attitude—part vintage poster, part frontier signage—delivering a confident, no-nonsense voice. Its chunky slabs and rounded heft feel friendly but forceful, giving headlines a familiar retro gravitas.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a traditional slab-serif skeleton, pairing bold, bracketed serifs with rounded, compressed interior spaces for a vintage display look that remains solid and readable in short bursts.
In text, the tight counters and strong serifs create a dark, assertive color that holds together best at larger sizes. The figures are similarly weighty and block-driven, matching the display emphasis of the letters.