Serif Contrasted Waza 5 is a bold, very wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazine, branding, posters, dramatic, luxury, fashion, assertive, make impact, add elegance, signal luxury, create motion, sharp, calligraphic, angular, crisp, compact counters.
A steeply slanted serif design with pronounced thick–thin modulation and crisp, hairline serifs. The letterforms are broad and expansive, with wedge-like terminals and sharp, bladey joins that create a sculpted, high-contrast texture. Curves are taut and slightly pointed, and bowls/counters feel compact relative to the heavy main strokes, producing a dark, graphic color. Numerals match the italic, contrasted construction and read as display-oriented, with stylized shapes and tight internal spaces.
Best suited to large-scale typography such as headlines, magazine display, fashion and beauty branding, event posters, and striking pull quotes. It can also work for short subheads or logo wordmarks where its contrast and slant can be used as a deliberate stylistic statement.
The overall tone is polished and theatrical, with a fashion/editorial attitude and a sense of luxury. Its dramatic contrast and sweeping italic movement feel confident and attention-grabbing, leaning toward premium branding rather than neutral text settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a glamorous, high-impact italic serif voice: wide, contrasty forms optimized for visual drama and brand presence rather than unobtrusive continuous reading.
The italic angle and broad proportions create strong horizontal momentum, while the fine hairlines can appear delicate at smaller sizes or on low-resolution output. Spacing in the samples suggests a dense, poster-like rhythm where the heavy strokes dominate and the thin strokes act as bright highlights.