Slab Contrasted Mimu 9 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, industrial, vintage, bold display, poster-ready, impact, space-saving, vintage tone, signage clarity, wood-type nod, slab serif, bracketless serifs, ink-trap feel, condensed, vertical stress.
A condensed slab-serif design with tall proportions, assertive weight, and clear stroke contrast. Stems are straight and rigid, while bowls and curves stay compact, creating a tight, vertical rhythm. Serifs appear square and largely unbracketed, often reading as block terminals; several joins show carved-in notches that create an ink-trap-like bite at intersections. Counters are small and controlled, and the overall texture is dense and strongly graphic, staying crisp and upright across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for display settings where impact and character matter: posters, headlines, branding marks, labels, and signage. It can also work for short pull quotes or titling in editorial layouts, but its dense color and condensed set favor larger sizes and restrained line lengths.
The face projects a frontier-meets-factory attitude: sturdy, emphatic, and slightly theatrical. Its sharp slabs and cut-in joins evoke letterpress posters, wood-type energy, and utilitarian signage, giving text a confident, no-nonsense voice with a vintage edge.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch in limited horizontal space, combining stout slab terminals with carved joins to create a rugged, period-tinged voice. Its condensed proportions and emphatic rhythm suggest a focus on attention-driven typography for titles, storefront-style messaging, and bold brand statements.
Capitals feel especially monumental due to the narrow set and heavy slabs, while the lowercase maintains legibility through a tall x-height and simplified forms. The numerals are similarly condensed and bold, suited to attention-grabbing figures. The distinctive notched connections and squared terminals become more pronounced at larger sizes, where the sculpted detailing reads as intentional styling rather than artifact.