Slab Contrasted Vumi 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Pulpo' by Floodfonts, 'ITC Bookman' by ITC, 'MC Eafist' by Maulana Creative, 'Bogue' and 'Bogue Slab' by Melvastype, 'Mundo Serif' by Monotype, and 'Bogart' by Zetafonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, sports, western, athletic, headline, sturdy, retro, impact, ruggedness, nostalgia, legibility, display, slabbed, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap, compact.
A heavy, slab-serif display face with broad proportions and strongly bracketed serifs. Strokes are thick and confident with moderate contrast, and many joins show subtle notches/ink-trap-like cut-ins that sharpen counters and corners. The x-height is tall and the lowercase forms are wide and sturdy, with rounded bowls kept compact by generous weight. Overall spacing and rhythm feel punchy and poster-like, favoring strong silhouettes over delicate detail.
Best suited to headlines and short-to-medium display text where its slabs and heavy color can do the work—posters, signage, packaging, and branding that needs a rugged, vintage or athletic voice. It can also perform for large pull quotes or titles in editorial layouts, especially when paired with a quieter text face.
The tone is bold, assertive, and slightly nostalgic, evoking vintage American signage and collegiate/athletic lettering. Its chunky slabs and carved-in joins add a handcrafted, stamped quality that reads as rugged and dependable. The overall impression is energetic and attention-grabbing rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a recognizable slab-serif silhouette, combining sign-painter sturdiness with contemporary clarity. The notched joins and bracketed slabs suggest an effort to preserve legibility and character in very heavy strokes while keeping the overall rhythm lively and distinctive.
Numerals are robust and highly legible at display sizes, matching the lowercase’s wide footprint and dense color. The pointed interior shaping and notched joins give the font a distinctive texture that can create a lively pattern in longer lines of text. At smaller sizes the heavy weight and tight interior spaces may benefit from extra tracking.