Slab Contrasted Gisa 12 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, sporty, retro, punchy, confident, loud, impact, athletic feel, retro flavor, rugged texture, distinctiveness, blocky, wedge serif, ink trap, high impact, display.
A heavy, right-leaning slab-serif display with chunky, block-like forms and noticeable wedge-shaped terminals. Strokes are largely monolinear in feel, with subtle modulation and squared counters that keep the texture dense. Many joins and inner corners show sharp notches and cut-ins that read like ink-traps or stencil-style relief, adding a rugged rhythm. Curves are broad and compact, and the numerals and caps carry a strong, poster-ready silhouette with tight internal space.
Best suited to large-scale applications where its heavy slabs and carved details can be appreciated—headlines, posters, sports/event branding, and bold packaging titles. It can also work for compact wordmarks and badges, especially where a rugged, vintage-leaning impact is desired.
The overall tone is bold and energetic, with a retro athletic and headline-forward attitude. The angled stance and carved details give it a punchy, slightly gritty character that feels assertive and attention-seeking rather than refined.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a slanted, athletic energy while retaining the structural stability of slab serifs. The carved notches and wedge terminals suggest a deliberate effort to add texture and personality to otherwise blocky forms, making it distinctive in display settings.
The distinctive corner cut-ins create strong sparkle at larger sizes but can busy up small text, especially where counters narrow (e.g., in bowls and diagonals). Spacing appears tuned for display: the dense letterforms and deep serifs create a continuous, dark typographic color in lines of text.