Slab Contrasted Aggu 8 is a bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, editorial, industrial, confident, retro, impact, legibility, authority, vintage flavor, slab serif, bracketed serifs, high readability, sturdy, compact counters.
A heavy, wide slab-serif with strong, rectangular serifs and subtly bracketed joins that soften the slab geometry. Strokes show noticeable contrast for a slab: thick verticals paired with lighter curves and joins, giving counters a slightly pinched, ink-trap-like feel in places. The letterforms are upright and steady, with broad proportions, generous sidebearing presence, and a robust baseline footprint. Round characters are more oval than circular, and terminals are blunt and squared, producing a firm, poster-ready texture in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and prominent short text where the wide proportions and heavy slabs can project impact. It also works well for editorial display, packaging, and signage where a sturdy, readable slab-serif voice is desired, and where strong typographic color is an advantage.
The overall tone is confident and workmanlike, mixing a classic editorial slab voice with a faint vintage-industrial edge. It reads as authoritative and no-nonsense, with enough warmth from the bracketed slabs and softened joins to avoid feeling cold or purely mechanical.
Likely designed to deliver a bold, attention-grabbing slab-serif texture with a wide stance and clear, sturdy letterforms. The combination of rectangular slabs and moderated contrast suggests an aim for both impact and legibility in display settings.
The rhythm in text is dark and even, with strong vertical emphasis and clear word shapes at display sizes. Numerals and capitals carry the same sturdy slab treatment, creating a cohesive, sign-like presence across headings and mixed alphanumeric settings.