Hollow Other Ibma 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, invitations, branding, playful, hand-drawn, whimsical, retro, lively, add texture, handmade feel, playful display, stand out, inline, textured, sketchy, bouncy, decorative.
This typeface is a narrow, right-leaning italic with monoline-to-moderate stroke modulation and a hand-drawn, marker-like construction. Strokes are outlined and interrupted by irregular interior knockouts that read like stitched, speckled, or perforated inlines, giving each letter a hollowed, textured fill. Curves are soft and slightly wobbly, terminals are rounded, and spacing feels a bit elastic, producing a lively rhythm across words and lines. Numerals follow the same outlined, cutout treatment, with a particularly playful, looped “8” and a curled “9.”
Best suited for short-display settings such as posters, product packaging, event invitations, and brand marks where the hollowed texture can be appreciated. It can work for pull quotes or subheads when set with comfortable tracking and ample line spacing, but the internal cutouts make it less ideal for dense body text at small sizes.
The overall tone is friendly and crafty, with a doodled energy that feels informal and approachable. The irregular in-stroke cutouts add a quirky, handmade charm that suggests DIY signage, notebooks, and playful branding rather than strict editorial polish.
The design appears intended as a decorative, handwritten italic that combines an outlined skeleton with irregular interior knockouts to create visual texture and personality. The goal is likely to deliver a distinctive, crafty display voice that stands out through its perforated inline detail and energetic, informal rhythm.
The decorative inline/knockout pattern is bold enough to be a defining feature, and it benefits from generous sizes where the interior detailing stays clear. The pronounced slant and narrow set create forward motion, while the textured hollows keep large headlines from feeling too heavy.