Sans Normal Mabis 8 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Dexa Pro' by Artegra and 'NeoGram' by The Northern Block (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, social graphics, sporty, energetic, punchy, confident, retro, impact, speed, display, branding, visibility, slanted, rounded, blocky, compact, soft corners.
A heavy, slanted sans with broad proportions and a compact rhythm. Strokes are monolinear with smoothly rounded joins and corners, giving the forms a molded, slightly “inflated” feel despite the dense weight. Counters are relatively small and apertures tend to be tight, while terminals are clean and blunt. The lowercase shows a tall, sturdy core with short extenders and a single-storey ‘a’, producing a solid, unified texture in text. Numerals are similarly robust and simplified for impact.
Best suited to attention-grabbing applications such as headlines, posters, and promotional graphics where strong presence and motion are desirable. It can work well for sports and lifestyle branding, packaging, and bold editorial callouts, especially at medium to large sizes where the rounded details and tight counters remain clear.
The overall tone is loud, athletic, and forward-moving, with an assertive slant that reads as speed and momentum. Rounded shaping keeps the voice friendly rather than aggressive, landing in a sporty, poster-like space with a subtle retro display flavor.
This design appears intended as an impact-first italic display sans: wide, weighty letterforms with rounded construction to combine speed, friendliness, and high visibility. The simplified shapes and compact counters suggest a focus on bold branding and short messages rather than extended text settings.
The slant is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, and the set maintains a cohesive geometric roundness. In running text the dense weight and tight internal spaces create a strong, dark typographic color that favors headline sizes over long-form reading.