Slab Contrasted Vavu 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, mastheads, industrial, vintage, authoritative, editorial, rugged, impact, heritage, sturdiness, headline voice, texture, bracketed, blocky, ink-trap feel, engraved, poster-ready.
This typeface features heavy, block-like slab serifs with a clearly bracketed transition into the stems and a compact, sturdy silhouette. Strokes show pronounced contrast: thick verticals anchor the forms while thinner connecting strokes and interior joins create crisp, chiseled counters. Terminals are mostly flat and squared, with slightly tapered or notched-looking joins that add a cut, carved flavor. The lowercase has a straightforward, workmanlike construction with rounded bowls kept tight and vertical stress that reinforces a strong, upright rhythm; numerals are similarly weighty and built for impact.
Best suited to display applications where strong typographic presence is needed—headlines, posters, branding lockups, packaging panels, and bold signage. It can also work for short editorial subheads or pull quotes where a dense, commanding texture is desirable.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, evoking old-style printing, headlines, and hard-working signage. Its chunky slabs and sharp internal shaping give it a confident, no-nonsense voice with a distinctly vintage editorial edge.
The design appears intended to blend classic slab-serif sturdiness with a more carved, contrasted construction, producing a distinctive, high-impact texture for attention-grabbing typography. It prioritizes strong silhouette and assertive rhythm, aiming for legibility at display sizes and a recognizable, vintage-inflected voice.
At larger sizes the distinctive joins and compact counters read as a deliberate texture feature, adding bite and grain to lines of text. In denser settings the strong weight and tight interior spaces can create a dark, cohesive color that emphasizes hierarchy and impact over delicacy.