Sans Superellipse Talos 7 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Blue Creek' and 'Blue Creek Rounded' by ActiveSphere, 'Late Breaking News JNL' and 'Newsworthy JNL' by Jeff Levine, and 'MC Fectron' by Maulana Creative (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, signage, industrial, rugged, retro, poster-ready, assertive, impact, space-saving, vintage print, grit texture, utility lettering, condensed, compressed, chunky, rounded corners, distressed texture.
This typeface is a condensed, heavy sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners. Strokes are thick and mostly uniform, with tight counters and compact apertures that create a dense vertical rhythm. Many glyphs show intentional roughness and irregular edge texture, producing a worn, inked or stamped look rather than a perfectly clean outline. Terminals are blunt, curves are squarish and superelliptical, and the overall silhouette feels tall and tightly packed while remaining highly legible at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where impact is key—posters, album covers, labels, and bold brand lockups. The distressed finish and compact width make it effective for signage-style graphics and packaging that aims for a vintage or rugged mood, while longer paragraphs may feel heavy and busy at smaller sizes.
The font conveys a tough, utilitarian tone—like stenciled or printed lettering that has been through repeated use. Its compressed proportions and distressed surface add a vintage, workwear energy that reads bold, direct, and slightly gritty.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch in a tight horizontal footprint, combining condensed geometry with softened, rounded-rectangle forms. The added distressing suggests a deliberate “printed/aged” effect to evoke utilitarian, retro display typography without ornamental details.
The texture is most noticeable in vertical stems and joins, where subtle chipping and mottling break up solid black areas. Round characters (such as O and 0) keep a squarish oval structure, and diagonals (V, W, X) maintain strong, straight-sided forms that reinforce the industrial feel.