Sans Other Time 3 is a light, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, branding, technical, retro, geometric, architectural, mechanical, compact display, technical voice, retro futurism, geometric clarity, condensed, angular, rectilinear, skeletal, modular.
A tall, tightly condensed sans with an almost skeletal construction and consistent stroke weight. Forms are largely rectilinear, favoring straight stems, sharp corners, and squared-off curves that read as narrow rectangles rather than bowls. Counters are small and vertical, with open apertures in several letters and simplified joins that keep the rhythm crisp. Overall spacing feels compact, with a rigid, grid-like cadence that emphasizes height and verticality.
Well-suited to display roles where vertical emphasis and compact width are useful, such as posters, headlines, space-constrained signage, and packaging labels. It can also work for branding that wants a technical or retro-mechanical voice, especially in short bursts of text.
The tone is cool and engineered, evoking technical lettering, labeling systems, and retro-futuristic display typography. Its narrow, angular silhouettes give it a slightly severe, utilitarian character that can feel both modernist and synth-era depending on context.
The design appears intended to deliver a highly condensed, modular sans aesthetic that prioritizes a structured, geometric presence over conventional readability norms. Its simplified, squared shaping suggests an aim toward technical clarity and a distinctive, engineered personality.
Distinctive, compressed proportions create strong word-shape density, while the squared terminals and minimal curvature make the texture appear sharp and high-contrast in silhouette despite the uniform stroke. The design reads best where its stylized, modular construction is a feature rather than a neutrality goal.