Sans Other Darus 15 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, branding, playful, quirky, retro, cartoon, expressiveness, approachability, retro flavor, display impact, rounded, tilted, bouncy, chunky, soft-cornered.
A heavy, rounded sans with a pronounced back-slant and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes are thick and generally monolinear in feel, with soft corners and subtly squashed bowls that keep counters relatively open. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed, while individual letters show small width variations that create a hand-cut, buoyant texture in text. Terminals are blunt and simplified, and the overall silhouette reads as friendly and chunky rather than sharp or geometric.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, posters, packaging, and playful branding where a bold, characterful voice is desirable. It can work well for short passages, pull quotes, and title treatments, especially when the goal is to feel friendly and unconventional rather than strictly neutral.
The font projects a playful, offbeat personality with a strong retro/cartoon sensibility. Its back-leaning stance and bouncy spacing feel informal and energetic, lending a humorous, characterful tone rather than a sober editorial voice.
The design appears intended to provide an expressive, approachable sans alternative with a deliberate back-slanted posture and rounded, simplified forms. Its construction prioritizes visual personality and impact at larger sizes while maintaining clear, open counters for readability in display text.
In longer lines the strong weight and tilt produce a prominent texture, with distinctive rounded bowls (notably in O/o and e) and simplified joins that emphasize a soft, approachable look. The numerals share the same chunky construction and read best when given generous size and breathing room.