Hollow Other Ibvo 5 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, retro, playful, bold, impact, retro feel, decorative inline, compact fit, inline, rounded, condensed, blocky, decorative.
A condensed, heavy display face built from rounded-rectangle strokes with softened corners and consistent, monolinear outer contours. Each glyph is “hollowed” by a continuous inline cut that tracks the interior of the stroke, creating a dimensional, sign-painter style channel rather than a conventional outline-only drawing. Counters are tight and apertures tend to be compact, while terminals are rounded and occasionally flared, giving the letters a buoyant, tubular feel. The rhythm is vertical and sturdy, with simplified forms and a slightly quirky, hand-assembled regularity across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display applications such as posters, headlines, event graphics, logos, and packaging where the inline detail can be appreciated. It can also work for signage and short subheads, especially in high-contrast color settings that emphasize the hollow channels.
The inline cutouts and chunky, rounded construction give the font a nostalgic show-card energy—confident, friendly, and a bit whimsical. It reads like vintage storefront lettering or carnival/poster titling, balancing toughness with approachability.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact word shape with a built-in decorative inline effect, evoking retro sign lettering while staying simple and legible for bold titling.
The internal knockouts are consistent enough to function as a defining texture, but they also make the face most effective at medium to large sizes where the channels stay open. Curves and joins favor smooth, engineered geometry over calligraphic modulation, reinforcing a clean, graphic presence.