Serif Other Bisy 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, playful, retro, poster, whimsical, bold, display impact, vintage flavor, playful branding, handcrafted feel, flared, soft-cornered, bulbous, bouncy, ink-trap-like.
A chunky serif display with pronounced swelling and pinched joints that create a lively, irregular rhythm. Strokes are heavy and rounded, with tapered, flared terminals that read like soft, bracketed serifs rather than hard slabs. Counters are relatively compact and the joins often narrow dramatically, producing an ink-trap-like look in places and giving the outlines a carved, slightly wavy silhouette. Width and spacing feel intentionally uneven across letters, adding to the hand-cut, decorative consistency.
Best suited to short-form display settings where texture and personality are assets: headlines, poster titles, packaging labels, event signage, and logo wordmarks. It also works for large-format editorial pull quotes or playful branding, but its strong internal texture can feel busy in long passages at smaller sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and characterful, with a nostalgic, showcard-like friendliness. Its bulbous forms and exaggerated serifs suggest a theatrical, carnival or storybook energy rather than a sober editorial voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality and presence through exaggerated flares, heavy weight, and animated proportions. It aims for a vintage-inspired, showy display voice with a handcrafted feel, prioritizing impact and charm over neutrality.
The face maintains a consistent “pinch-and-bulge” logic across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, which keeps it cohesive despite the variable widths. Numerals and round letters (O, Q, 8, 9) emphasize the soft, inflated geometry, while diagonals and joins (K, R, x, y) show the strongest pinching, increasing sparkle and texture in text.