Slab Contrasted Yesi 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, retro, playful, chunky, friendly, punchy, impact, nostalgia, friendly branding, signage clarity, soft corners, rounded slabs, bulbous, compact, high-impact.
A heavy display slab with broad proportions, compact counters, and softly rounded outer corners. The serif treatment reads as blunt, slab-like terminals that often flare into rounded “feet,” giving the forms a carved, stamp-like solidity. Stroke contrast is subtle but noticeable in places, with thick main masses and occasional narrowed joins and notches that add rhythm without making the texture delicate. Curves are generously inflated (notably in bowls and rounds), and apertures tend to be small, producing dense, high-ink silhouettes with clear, graphic shapes.
Best suited to display applications where weight and character are assets: bold headlines, posters, storefront or wayfinding signage, and expressive branding. The dense color and compact counters favor larger sizes, making it effective for packaging and logo wordmarks where a sturdy, memorable silhouette is needed.
The overall tone is bold and buoyant, mixing a vintage poster sensibility with a friendly, cartoonish warmth. Its chunky slabs and rounded shaping suggest nostalgia and hand-crafted signage, while the dense black color projects confidence and immediacy. The texture feels upbeat and slightly whimsical rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a retro-leaning slab vocabulary, emphasizing sturdy shapes, rounded terminals, and a poster-ready presence. Its consistent heaviness and softened geometry suggest a focus on approachable display typography with strong visual identity.
The uppercase carries a strong, blocky presence with pronounced slab terminals, while the lowercase keeps the same heavy color and rounded modeling for consistency. Numerals are similarly weighty and simplified, built for impact rather than fine detail. In text lines, the font creates a dark, even “headline texture,” with distinctive internal cut-ins and bulb-like joins that help letterforms remain recognizable at display sizes.