Slab Contrasted Lyba 11 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, industrial, typewriter, rugged, retro, authoritative, impact, legibility, vintage tone, industrial flavor, display utility, slab-serif, ink-trap, notched, boxy, compact.
A sturdy slab-serif design with dense, rectangular proportions and emphatic, blocky serifs. Strokes show clear internal contrast paired with heavy horizontals and thick slabs, giving counters a tight, compact feel. Many joins and terminals exhibit squared notches and subtle ink-trap-like cut-ins, which sharpen the silhouette and help keep forms open at heavier weights. The overall rhythm is assertive and mechanical, with sturdy verticals, firm baseline presence, and a consistently squared-off construction across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for headlines, posters, packaging, and signage where strong impact and a vintage-industrial texture are desired. It can work for short bursts of text or pull quotes when generous leading is used, but its dense color and compact counters make it most comfortable at display sizes rather than long-form reading.
The font reads as utilitarian and tough, evoking printed ephemera, industrial labeling, and classic typewriter or wood-type-inspired signage. Its notched details add a slightly gritty, engineered character that feels both vintage and workmanlike. The tone is confident and attention-grabbing rather than delicate or bookish.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, reliable slab-serif voice with a distinctive notched detailing that preserves clarity under heavy stroke weight. Its construction prioritizes strong silhouettes, high visibility, and a punchy, print-forward texture that feels at home in retro utility and statement typography.
Lowercase forms maintain a strong, upright structure with compact apertures and pronounced slab terminals, while caps lean wide and weighty with strong horizontal emphasis. Numerals are robust and highly legible, matching the same squared geometry and heavy finishing. The design’s crisp corners and cut-ins create distinctive texture in paragraphs, especially at larger sizes.