Sans Normal Meden 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, sportswear, sporty, playful, punchy, retro, impact, motion, display, slanted, rounded, bulky, compact counters, soft corners.
A heavy, slanted sans with broad proportions and rounded geometry throughout. Strokes are thick and fairly uniform, with softened corners and compact interior counters that create dense black shapes. Curves lean toward circular and elliptical construction, while terminals are clean and blunt, giving letters a sturdy, engineered feel. The lowercase shows a large x-height and simple, single-storey forms, and the numerals match the same wide, weighty rhythm with rounded bowls and tight apertures.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, logos, and bold brand statements where the heavy forms can carry. It also fits packaging and sports or event graphics that benefit from a dynamic, forward-leaning emphasis.
The overall tone is energetic and upbeat, combining a sporty forward-lean with friendly, inflated forms. Its dense weight and rounded shapes read as confident and attention-seeking, with a slightly retro display flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a friendly, rounded sans structure, prioritizing motion and presence over fine detail. Its consistent slant and compact counters suggest a focus on strong display performance at medium to large sizes.
In longer lines the tight counters and heavy mass reduce internal whitespace, producing a strong, poster-like texture. The oblique angle is consistent and contributes to a sense of motion, especially in diagonals and curved letters.