Sans Contrasted Mapo 1 is a bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, logotypes, posters, gaming ui, futuristic, techno, industrial, sci‑fi, sporty, futurism, tech branding, display impact, geometric system, rounded corners, squared bowls, extended forms, ink‑trap feel, geometric.
A heavy, extended sans with squared, rounded-corner construction and a consistent monolinear backbone that occasionally swells at joins. Curves are rendered as flattened, capsule-like counters (notably in O, Q, 0, 8, 9), and many terminals end in crisp horizontal cuts that emphasize a streamlined, engineered rhythm. Several letters show small notches and tight junctions that read like ink-traps or machined joints, adding detail without breaking the overall solidity. The lowercase is compact and sturdy with single-story a and g, a broad, flat-shouldered n/m, and a distinctive, open, segmented treatment in c/e/s that reinforces the font’s modular logic. Numerals follow the same rounded-rectangle geometry, with 2 and 3 built from layered horizontal strokes and 4 and 7 leaning more angular and technical.
Best suited to headlines, titles, and brand marks where its extended proportions and engineered details can read clearly. It works well for tech and gaming interfaces, sports or automotive-themed graphics, packaging fronts, and poster typography; for longer text, it will be more effective at larger sizes with ample spacing.
The design communicates a contemporary, high-tech mood—precise, controlled, and assertive. Its wide stance and squared rounding evoke industrial design, motorsport graphics, and sci‑fi interface typography, projecting speed and modernity rather than warmth or tradition.
The letterforms appear designed to deliver a bold, futuristic identity through modular, rounded-rect geometry and deliberate joint detailing. The overall intent is a distinctive display sans that signals technology, speed, and modern manufacturing while maintaining consistent, repeatable construction across letters and numerals.
The shapes favor horizontal emphasis and tight internal apertures, producing a bold, display-forward texture. The distinctive segmented strokes in letters like S and Z and the capsule counters give the face a recognizable, brandable silhouette, especially at larger sizes where the notches and joints remain legible.