Sans Faceted Vado 1 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, gaming ui, industrial, techno, rugged, sporty, retro-futuristic, impact, machined feel, sci-fi signage, brand stamp, chamfered, octagonal, angular, blocky, stencil-like.
This typeface is built from heavy, geometric strokes with clipped corners and planar chamfers that replace most curves with octagonal facets. Counters are compact and often squared-off, producing a dense, armored silhouette, while terminals frequently end in sharp cuts or notches. The rhythm is strongly modular and grid-like, with wide capitals and sturdy lowercase forms that maintain consistent weight and crisp edges. Numerals follow the same faceted construction, emphasizing hard angles and compact interiors for a uniform, machined look.
It’s well suited to display roles such as headlines, posters, packaging fronts, and logo marks where a strong, angular voice is desired. It also fits UI titling, gaming/tech branding, and sports or equipment graphics, especially when paired with clean supporting text for longer reading.
The overall tone feels mechanical and tactical, like lettering cut from plate metal or molded into hard plastic. Its sharp facets and tight counters project a confident, utilitarian energy associated with sci‑fi interfaces, motorsport, and industrial signage rather than delicate or literary settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, fabricated aesthetic by applying consistent corner chamfers and hard cuts across the alphabet. The aim is impact and recognizability through a faceted construction that suggests industrial manufacturing and futuristic signage.
Legibility holds up best when the faceting can be seen clearly; at smaller sizes the clipped corners and narrowed apertures can make forms feel tighter and more similar. The most distinctive character comes from the consistent chamfer language, which gives even simple shapes a deliberately engineered personality.