Hollow Other Melo 1 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, event flyers, playful, handcrafted, quirky, grunge, retro, texture, novelty, craft feel, display impact, retro print, inline, outlined, textured, irregular, wobbly.
A heavy outlined display face with an inline, cut-out construction that leaves the counters and stroke interiors visibly hollowed and patterned. Strokes are chunky with crisp outer edges but an intentionally uneven internal edge, creating a distressed, hand-inked texture. Letterforms read as mostly blocky and sans-like, with rounded curves on bowls and a generally compact proportion; the rhythm is slightly irregular from glyph to glyph, enhancing the handmade feel. Numerals and capitals carry the same open, knocked-out detailing, keeping the color lively even at larger sizes.
Best suited to posters, headlines, packaging, and short promotional copy where the hollow, textured strokes can be appreciated. It works well for playful branding, craft-oriented products, and attention-grabbing labels or stickers, especially when paired with simpler supporting text.
The overall tone is playful and crafty, like stamped lettering or a DIY sign that’s been weathered or overprinted. The irregular inlines and cutouts add a mischievous, slightly gritty energy while still staying friendly and legible in short bursts.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold display silhouette while adding visual interest through irregular internal cutouts and inline detailing. It prioritizes personality and tactile texture—suggesting stamped, screen-printed, or hand-drawn production—over uniformity and typographic neutrality.
The hollowed interiors create strong pattern contrast against solid backgrounds and can visually fill in at small sizes, so the design benefits from generous sizing and spacing. The textured inlines also create a shimmering effect in continuous text, which reads best as a deliberate display texture rather than a neutral body face.