Groovy Atfe 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, album art, event promos, playful, retro, funky, bubbly, whimsical, nostalgia, attention, personality, fun, rounded, blobby, soft, organic, bulbous.
A very heavy, rounded display face built from blobby, soft-edged forms that swell and pinch to create a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes behave like inflated tubes, with teardrop terminals, pooled joins, and subtly shifting widths that give each letter a hand-molded feel. Counters are small and often off-center, and curves dominate even in traditionally straight-sided shapes, producing a compact, chunky silhouette with strong ink presence.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings where bold texture and character are the priority—headlines, posters, packaging, album artwork, and event promotions. It can also work for playful branding or retro-themed campaigns when paired with a simpler text face for supporting copy.
The overall tone is playful and nostalgic, evoking a laid-back, late-60s/70s pop sensibility. Its gooey curves and buoyant spacing feel friendly and humorous, leaning more toward fun and personality than precision or formality.
The letterforms appear designed to capture a groovy, psychedelic mood through exaggerated weight, rounded geometry, and gently irregular shaping. The intent is strong visual personality and instant era-cue, prioritizing expressive silhouettes and a distinctive typographic “voice” over neutrality.
The design relies on distinctive internal cutouts (notably in letters like B, D, P, and R) and rounded apexes that keep the texture soft at both headline and large display sizes. Numerals follow the same inflated logic, with simple, bold silhouettes and minimal interior space, reinforcing a consistent, poster-like color.