Sans Contrasted Pupe 3 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, gothic, industrial, authoritative, retro, display impact, vintage signage, gothic evoke, geometric rigidity, angular, chamfered, condensed caps, vertical stress, boxy.
A heavy, angular display face built from mostly straight strokes and flat terminals, with consistent chamfered corners that create a faceted, cut-out silhouette. Counters are narrow and rectangular, and several forms introduce pointed notches or beveled joins that emphasize a carved, geometric construction. Curves are minimized; rounded letters like O are rendered as octagonal/rectilinear shapes, giving the alphabet a rigid, architectural rhythm. Lowercase follows the same blocky logic with compact bowls and short apertures, while numerals share the same squared-off, beveled treatment for a uniform texture across sets.
Well-suited for posters, headlines, and short punchy statements where its dense, faceted texture can carry the message. It can also work for logotypes, labels, and packaging that want a rugged, vintage-industrial flavor. For longer passages, it will perform best with generous sizing and spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is stark and commanding, echoing blackletter and poster lettering without using true calligraphic strokes. Its sharp facets and dense color feel industrial and slightly militaristic, lending a vintage sign-painting and woodtype poster energy. The result reads as bold, emphatic, and deliberately old-world in spirit, but executed with a mechanical, geometric edge.
The font appears designed to deliver a blackletter-adjacent presence using a simplified, geometric construction—prioritizing bold impact, crisp edges, and a consistent beveled motif. Its forms suggest an intent to evoke historical poster and signage traditions while keeping the letterforms clean, sans-like, and highly graphic.
The design produces a strong vertical cadence and a tight internal spacing impression due to narrow counters, which makes it most at home at larger sizes. Distinctive chamfers appear consistently across caps, lowercase, and figures, helping the face keep a cohesive voice in mixed-case settings.