Sans Contrasted Gema 1 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, playful, retro, bouncy, cheeky, punchy, display impact, personality, retro flavor, playful tone, attention grabbing, chunky, soft corners, flared cuts, quirky, animated.
A heavy, display-minded sans with chunky proportions and soft, rounded corners. Strokes show pronounced internal modulation, with teardrop-like counters, scooped terminals, and wedge-cut notches that create a lively, carved look. Curves tend to be full and bulbous while joins and terminals often taper or bite inward, producing energetic silhouettes and irregular rhythm across the alphabet. The overall texture is dense and dark, with slightly eccentric letterfit and distinctive, characterful figures.
Best suited to short-form display settings such as posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, and bold signage where its sculpted terminals and lively contrast can be appreciated. It can also work for playful editorial titles or event graphics, but is less appropriate for small body text due to its dense weight and highly characterful detailing.
The tone is bold and mischievous, leaning into a retro, cartoon-adjacent warmth rather than a strictly geometric or neutral voice. Its lively notches and swelling curves suggest movement and humor, giving headlines a playful, attention-grabbing presence.
The design appears intended to provide a high-impact display sans with a distinctive, retro-spirited personality, using carved notches and tapered terminals to create motion and visual charm while maintaining solid, readable silhouettes.
The sample text shows the design holds together best at larger sizes where the interior scoops and tapered cuts remain clear. Numerals and lowercase share the same sculpted, animated construction, reinforcing a consistent, punchy display texture.