Slab Contrasted Nova 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Pason' by The Native Saint Club (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, sports branding, industrial, techno, stencil, retro, maximum impact, mechanical texture, stencil detailing, retro futurism, blocky, squared, notched, inset, angular.
A heavy, block-built display face with squared counters, chunky slab-like terminals, and frequent internal cut-ins that read as stencil/inlay detailing. Corners are predominantly squared with occasional rounded transitions, and many glyphs feature horizontal inset bars that create a layered, segmented look. Proportions are expansive and geometric, with compact apertures and a tight, mechanical rhythm; diagonal strokes (notably in K, M, N, V, W, X, Y) are simplified into bold wedges that preserve the rigid construction. Numerals follow the same modular logic, with strong rectangular forms and consistent internal cutouts.
Best suited to large-scale display work such as headlines, posters, event graphics, team/sports branding, and logo marks where the stencil/inset detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for packaging and merchandise where a tough, industrial voice is desired, but it is less appropriate for long passages of small text.
The font projects an industrial, engineered attitude—part sports/Western poster energy, part sci‑fi console labeling. Its stencil-like breaks and inset stripes add a rugged, machined character that feels assertive and attention-seeking. Overall tone is bold, utilitarian, and distinctly retro-futuristic.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through a modular, slab-structured silhouette enhanced by stencil-like cutouts. The consistent inset motif suggests a deliberate goal of creating a distinctive, mechanical texture that remains recognizable across both capitals and lowercase.
In text, the repeated internal bars and narrow openings become a dominant texture, producing a dense, patterned word shape. The design’s visual identity depends on these cut-ins, so it reads most clearly when given ample size and spacing; at smaller sizes the internal detailing may visually merge.