Sans Faceted Vala 1 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, game ui, sports branding, industrial, aggressive, futuristic, arcade, tactical, impact, tech aesthetic, machined feel, branding, angular, chamfered, faceted, blocky, octagonal.
A heavy, faceted display sans built from planar cuts instead of smooth curves. Strokes are consistently thick with chamfered corners, producing octagonal counters and clipped terminals across the alphabet. The shapes are wide and squat with a strong horizontal footprint, and apertures are generally small, which increases the dense, armored color on the page. Many forms echo each other through repeated diagonal bevels and notched joins, creating a crisp, machined rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, wordmarks, and title cards where its angular facets can read clearly. It also fits interface labeling in game or tech contexts, as well as sports or action-oriented branding that benefits from a bold, engineered texture.
The overall tone feels hard-edged and mechanical, with a confident, forceful presence. Its faceted geometry reads as tech-forward and game-like, suggesting speed, hardware, and rugged surfaces rather than softness or elegance.
The font appears designed to translate a geometric, machined aesthetic into a compact set of sturdy letterforms, prioritizing impact and distinctive silhouette over neutral readability. Its consistent beveling and polygonal counters suggest an intention to evoke cut metal or industrial signage while remaining cleanly sans in construction.
The design relies on distinctive, repeated bevel angles that help unify diverse letterforms, and the small internal spaces make it most comfortable at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same clipped, polygonal logic, matching the letters closely for cohesive titling and labeling.