Sans Contrasted Gosa 3 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, editorial display, playful, retro, whimsical, quirky, expressive, attention, personality, display impact, vintage flavor, graphic texture, bulbous, sheared, geometric, soft corners, teardrop terminals.
A high-contrast display face with chunky verticals and sharply thinned hairlines, producing a cut-paper feel in many joins and diagonals. Forms skew toward geometric construction (round O/Q bowls, simple counters) but are interrupted by angled cuts, wedge-like details, and occasional teardrop terminals that add motion. Curves are broad and full, while diagonals and cross-strokes often taper dramatically, creating a lively, uneven rhythm across the alphabet. Spacing appears generous in the sample text, and the overall color on the page alternates between dense black masses and crisp, delicate strokes.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as headlines, posters, event titles, packaging, and branding wordmarks where its contrast and sculptural shapes can be appreciated. It can also work for pull quotes or section openers in editorial layouts, but will be most effective when set at larger sizes with comfortable spacing.
The tone is lively and slightly mischievous, blending vintage poster energy with a modern, graphic sharpness. Its exaggerated thick–thin contrast and quirky cuts give it a theatrical, headline-forward personality rather than a neutral voice.
The design appears intended to deliver an attention-grabbing, high-contrast look with playful geometric silhouettes and intentionally idiosyncratic details. It prioritizes distinctive letterforms and graphic texture for display applications where personality and impact matter most.
Uppercase characters show strong silhouette variety, with especially distinctive bowls and angled joins; lowercase includes several simplified, single-storey forms that emphasize charm over uniformity. Numerals follow the same contrast logic, mixing rounded bodies with thin connecting strokes, which reinforces a decorative, display-first character.