Slab Contrasted Uglu 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Chaparral' by Adobe, 'Classic XtraRound' by Durotype, 'Amasis' and 'Amasis eText' by Monotype, and 'Modum' by The Northern Block (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, signage, confident, retro, industrial, athletic, friendly, impact, durability, nostalgia, readability, blocky, bracketed, sturdy, compact, softened.
A heavy, wide slab-serif with pronounced, mostly bracketed serifs and compact internal counters. Strokes are robust with clear but not delicate modulation, producing strong vertical emphasis and stable horizontals. Curves are broadly drawn and slightly squared in places, keeping bowls and rounds chunky and dense. Terminals and joins feel engineered and consistent, giving the face a solid, poster-ready rhythm while maintaining readable word shapes in continuous text.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and signage where strong impact and sturdy letterforms are needed. It also fits packaging and brand marks that want a vintage-industrial or collegiate feel, and it can work for short, bold editorial callouts where a dense typographic color is desirable.
The tone is confident and assertive, with a vintage, workwear character that reads as dependable rather than delicate. Its bold slabs and wide stance give it an industrial and athletic energy, while the softened bracketing keeps it approachable. Overall it suggests classic Americana display typography with a practical, no-nonsense voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a classic slab-serif structure—prioritizing weight, width, and stability for display use. Its bracketed slabs and slightly squared curves aim to balance toughness with friendliness, evoking traditional print and sign typography while staying highly legible at larger sizes.
The numerals and caps carry a strong, sign-painting/poster lineage, with generous slabs that hold up well at distance. In text settings the dense color and tight counters create a dark, emphatic texture, making it better suited to short passages or large sizes than long reading.