Sans Faceted Asze 3 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, apparel, packaging, athletic, industrial, assertive, retro, mechanical, impact, ruggedness, sport tone, signage, octagonal, beveled, angular, blocky, condensed.
A compact, heavy display sans built from straight strokes and clipped corners, replacing curves with chamfered, faceted planes. Counters are tight and mostly rectangular or octagonal, with consistent corner cuts that create a crisp, stencil-like rhythm without actual breaks. Vertical stems dominate, horizontals are thick and flat, and joins are abrupt, giving the letterforms a hard-edged, engineered feel. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s geometry with simplified bowls and square terminals, while figures follow the same chamfered construction for a cohesive, sign-ready texture.
This font performs best in bold headline roles such as sports identity systems, team merchandise, posters, and high-impact packaging. It also fits UI or signage situations that want a rugged, industrial voice, especially where short labels and big sizes benefit from its faceted construction.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, with a sporty, scoreboard energy and a hint of retro industrial signage. Its sharp facets and compressed stance read as tough, no-nonsense, and performance-oriented rather than friendly or literary.
The design appears intended to translate athletic block-letter traditions into a sharper, faceted geometry, delivering maximum impact with consistent chamfered corners and compact, sturdy proportions. It prioritizes punchy presence and a disciplined, engineered structure over subtlety or extended reading comfort.
The design’s distinctive character comes from uniform corner chamfers and squared-off apertures, which maintain legibility while emphasizing a modular, machined look. In longer text, the dense color and narrow interiors create a strong typographic wall best suited to short bursts and large sizes.