Sans Contrasted Elme 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, magazine titles, packaging, art deco, fashion, editorial, theatrical, glamorous, deco revival, display impact, branding, stylized minimalism, geometric, monolinear, stenciled feel, crisp, graphic.
A high-contrast sans with geometric construction and a pronounced interplay between hairline strokes and heavy verticals. Many forms alternate between solid, weighty stems and delicate connecting strokes, creating a modular, almost cut-and-assembled rhythm across the alphabet. Counters tend toward circular or oval geometry, terminals are clean and abrupt, and several letters show simplified, display-driven structures (notably in bowls and diagonals). Proportions read broadly set with open spacing and a tall lowercase presence, giving the text a stately, poster-like footprint even at moderate sizes.
Best suited to display settings where its contrast and geometric styling can be appreciated: magazine and book covers, brand marks, fashion/beauty packaging, posters, and event identities. It can work for short subheads or pull quotes, but extended body text may feel visually busy due to the alternating stroke logic and strong contrast.
The overall tone feels distinctly Art Deco and editorial—sleek, dramatic, and intentionally stylized. The sharp contrast and geometric symmetry suggest luxury and nightlife associations, with a confident, graphic presence that reads as curated rather than neutral.
The font appears designed to evoke early modernist/Deco glamour through a pared-back sans framework, using extreme contrast and selective stroke reduction to create a striking, customized word shape. Its priority seems to be distinctive silhouette and graphic impact over uniform texture.
The design’s alternating thick/thin strategy is applied inconsistently by letter on purpose, producing a lively, kinetic texture in words. This gives strong headline character but can introduce sparkle and uneven color in longer passages, especially where hairlines cluster around joins and cross-strokes.