Sans Faceted Mife 1 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, signage, packaging, industrial, techy, arcade, assertive, retro, impact, modernity, mechanical feel, display clarity, geometric styling, angular, geometric, faceted, chamfered, octagonal.
A heavy, geometric sans built from straight strokes and sharply chamfered corners, replacing curves with crisp planar facets. Counters tend toward squarish or octagonal shapes, and joins are clean and mechanical, producing a consistent, engineered rhythm. Capitals are tall and compact with uniform stroke weight, while the lowercase keeps a sturdy, slightly condensed feel with single-storey forms and simple terminals. Numerals follow the same faceted construction, reading clearly with strong, blocky silhouettes.
Best suited to display sizes where the faceted detailing can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logos/wordmarks, and bold labeling. It also fits directional or industrial-style signage and packaging that benefits from a rigid, engineered voice; for long body text, the dense weight and angularity may feel visually insistent.
The overall tone is hard-edged and technical, evoking signage, machinery, and game-era pixel/arcade sensibilities without being strictly pixelated. Its sharp corners and solid mass feel confident and utilitarian, giving headlines an assertive, futuristic energy.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, modern-industrial presence by translating rounded forms into planar, chamfered geometry. It aims for high impact and quick recognition through blocky proportions, consistent stroke weight, and repeated angular motifs.
Diagonal cuts are used systematically at outer corners and some inner corners, creating an octagonal motif that repeats across the alphabet. The design stays highly consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, prioritizing silhouette clarity over softness; at smaller sizes the faceting may visually merge into dense shapes, while at larger sizes it reads as a deliberate stylistic detail.