Slab Contrasted Elfo 1 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports, branding, signage, western, athletic, industrial, assertive, retro, display impact, poster voice, rugged character, vintage feel, blocky, octagonal, notched, stamp-like, compact.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broadly proportioned forms and a distinctly faceted, octagonal construction. Strokes are straight and planar with crisp corners, frequent chamfering, and small interior notches that create a carved, cutout feel, especially in counters and joins. Serifs read as thick rectangular slabs integrated into the overall mass, producing a steady baseline and strong horizontal emphasis. Spacing is generous in the sample setting, helping maintain clarity despite the dense black shapes and tight internal apertures.
Best suited to short, high-visibility settings such as posters, headlines, team or event branding, and bold signage. The strong slabs and angular detailing hold up well at display sizes, where the notches and chamfers become part of the visual identity.
The overall tone is bold and declarative, with a rugged, hard-edged character that evokes varsity lettering, western poster wood type, and utilitarian stenciled signage. Its angular cuts add a sense of toughness and motion, giving text a confident, attention-grabbing presence.
This design appears intended as a display slab that maximizes impact through mass, width, and a chiseled geometric vocabulary. The consistent faceting and integrated slab treatment suggest a goal of delivering a vintage-flavored, poster-ready voice with strong silhouette recognition.
The lowercase keeps the same geometric, faceted logic as the uppercase, leaning toward sturdy, simplified silhouettes rather than calligraphic detail. Numerals are similarly blocky and high-impact, suited to headlines where weight and silhouette do most of the work.