Slab Square Vewa 2 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logotypes, labels, industrial, condensed, western, assertive, utilitarian, space saving, high impact, vintage signage, stamped look, headline utility, blocky, square-serifed, vertical, compact, poster-like.
A tightly condensed display face with a strong vertical axis and squared slab-like finishing. Strokes are heavy and fairly uniform, with straight-sided curves and flat, rectangular serifs that read as small caps at stroke ends rather than bracketed transitions. Counters are narrow and often vertically oriented, giving letters a tall, compressed rhythm; joins and terminals favor hard corners and clipped curves. Overall spacing appears compact, reinforcing a dense texture in words and lines.
Well-suited to headlines, posters, packaging labels, and signage where a compact footprint and high visual impact are useful. It can work for short branding phrases or logotypes that need a tall, condensed silhouette, and for display settings where a rugged, vintage-industrial flavor is desired.
The font projects a tough, no-nonsense tone with a hint of vintage poster and frontier signage. Its narrow proportions and blocky terminals feel mechanical and authoritative, creating a punchy, attention-forward voice rather than a refined or delicate one.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in a narrow measure, combining heavy, square-ended finishing with condensed proportions to create a strong, space-efficient display voice reminiscent of stamped lettering and classic poster type.
In the samples, the condensed width and narrow apertures make internal shapes close up quickly as lines densify, so the design reads best when allowed some breathing room in tracking and line spacing. Numerals follow the same tall, compact construction, matching the uppercase texture closely.