Solid Koru 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A heavy, blocky display face built from broad, rounded forms combined with slab-like terminals and frequent notched cut-ins. Many letters show collapsed or heavily reduced interior counters, producing a solid, cutout silhouette with distinctive wedge and step details at joins and ends. Curves are generously swollen (notably in O/Q/C/S), while verticals and horizontals stay blunt and rectangular, creating a strong alternating rhythm of round mass and squared-off stops. Spacing appears tight and the overall texture is dense, with a clear emphasis on silhouette over internal detail.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, event graphics, packaging, and logo marks where the bold silhouette can do the work. It performs well when set large or with generous tracking, and works especially effectively in single words or punchy phrases.
The tone is bold and mischievous, evoking retro novelty lettering, toy packaging, and comic or poster graphics. The filled-in interiors and chunky contours give it a loud, attention-grabbing presence with a slightly quirky, handmade-industrial feel.
The design appears intended to maximize visual punch through near-solid letterforms and idiosyncratic cut-ins, turning counters into graphic features rather than functional openings. Its construction suggests a focus on distinctive shapes and a memorable texture for display typography rather than continuous reading.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same stout, weighty construction, with the lowercase maintaining a compact, simplified structure that prioritizes solid shapes. Numerals follow the same cutout logic, reading as sturdy signage figures rather than text numerals. The notches and collapsed counters add character but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes.