Slab Contrasted Sewu 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, athletic, industrial, poster, western, retro, maximum impact, stencil character, rugged branding, retro display, blocky, stencil-cut, rounded corners, ink-trap, soft slab.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with compact internal counters and softened outside corners. Strokes are thick with subtle contrast, and the serifs read as squared slabs that often blend into the stems, creating a carved, machined feel. Many forms show deliberate cut-ins and notches—most noticeably in O/Q and several lowercase letters—evoking stencil-like construction and functional ink-trap detailing. The lowercase is sturdy and compact with a large x-height and short ascenders/descenders, while spacing feels tight and punchy for headline settings.
Best suited to headlines and short blocks of text where mass and texture are assets—posters, event graphics, sports branding, bold packaging, labels, and signage. The dense counters and stencil cuts stay highly recognizable at large sizes and in high-contrast applications (print, merch, and bold digital hero text).
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, mixing vintage poster energy with an athletic, workwear toughness. The stencil cuts add a technical, industrial flavor, while the softened corners keep it approachable rather than harsh. It reads like a display face designed to look confident, rugged, and slightly retro.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a robust slab structure while adding character through stencil breaks and cut-in details. It balances a vintage display sensibility with practical, industrial cues to create a distinctive, logo-ready texture.
Round letters (O, Q, 0) use vertical breaks that strongly signal a stencil motif, and the numerals are similarly chunky and sign-like. Diagonal-heavy capitals (V, W, X, Y) maintain the same blunt, squared terminals, reinforcing a consistent, engineered rhythm across the set.