Slab Contrasted Pyba 14 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Intermedial Slab' by Blaze Type; 'Vigor DT' by DTP Types; 'Calanda', 'Cargan', and 'Orgon Slab' by Hoftype; 'PF Centro Slab Press' by Parachute; and 'Posterizer KG' by Posterizer KG (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sports branding, industrial, confident, retro, friendly, sturdy, impact, durability, display, nostalgia, legibility, blocky, compact, bracketed, ink-trap-like, high-impact.
A heavy, slab-serif design with broad proportions and strongly bracketed, rectangular serifs. Strokes are thick and largely even, with subtle shaping at joins that creates small ink-trap-like notches in corners and tight interior spaces. Curves are robust and slightly squared-off, and counters run on the smaller side, giving the face a compact, punchy texture. The lowercase is sturdy and simplified, with a single-storey ‘a’ and a rounded, weighty rhythm that stays consistent across letters and figures.
Best suited to large-scale text such as headlines, posters, and signage where mass and presence are desirable. It can also work well for packaging and branding that needs a sturdy, heritage-leaning slab voice, and for energetic, impact-driven applications like sports or event graphics.
The overall tone is bold and assertive while remaining approachable, combining a utilitarian, workmanlike feel with a vintage print flavor. Its dense color and slab structure suggest reliability and impact, lending a slightly nostalgic, poster-ready personality.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a durable slab-serif structure, optimized for strong recognition and bold typographic blocks in display settings. Its softened brackets and corner notches suggest an effort to keep heavy forms readable and lively rather than purely geometric.
The figures are wide and strongly built, matching the letterforms’ dense typographic color. Spacing in the samples reads tight and cohesive, emphasizing a solid typographic block rather than airy readability.