Slab Contrasted Vuda 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, sturdy, confident, industrial, vintage, poster-ready, impact, authority, heritage, display strength, blocky, bracketed, chunky, compact apertures, heavy serifs.
A heavy slab serif with broad proportions, dense color, and strongly bracketed rectangular serifs. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with rounded transitions into the slabs that keep the forms from feeling purely geometric. Counters and apertures are relatively tight, emphasizing a solid, compact rhythm in text. The lowercase has robust, sturdy shapes (notably the two-storey a and single-storey g), and the numerals are bold and block-like with clear, straightforward silhouettes.
Best suited to headlines and short blocks where maximum presence is desired—posters, bold editorial titles, packaging, and signage. It can also work for wordmarks and labels where a sturdy, traditional slab-serifs feel is needed, especially when set with generous tracking and leading to offset its dense texture.
The overall tone is assertive and workmanlike, evoking traditional print vernacular and utilitarian signage. Its weight and squared serifs give it an authoritative, no-nonsense voice, while the bracketing adds a touch of warmth that reads as vintage rather than purely mechanical.
Designed to deliver strong visual authority with classic slab-serif cues, balancing blunt impact with slightly softened bracketing for a more approachable, print-rooted character. The forms prioritize solidity and emphasis, aiming for immediate readability and unmistakable presence in display contexts.
In the sample text, the heavy slabs and tight counters create strong word shapes and high impact at display sizes, while long passages can feel dense due to the compact internal spaces. Rounded joins and subtle curvature in bowls help maintain legibility despite the mass, and the letterforms keep a consistent, disciplined cadence across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.