Sans Contrasted Kibo 8 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, logotypes, album art, retro, playful, futuristic, quirky, architectural, graphic impact, identity, modernist remix, texture, display, stencil-like, monoline accents, banded strokes, geometric, modular.
A geometric sans with pronounced banded strokes that create crisp horizontal cut-ins across many round and straight forms. Curves are broadly constructed and often read as partially "sliced" by thin gaps, while verticals and diagonals stay clean and relatively strict, giving the design a modular, engineered rhythm. Counters tend to be generous and open, and the glyphs maintain an even, display-oriented presence with distinctive, repeatable internal breaks rather than traditional terminals or detailing.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and branding where the striped contrast effect can read clearly and become part of the visual identity. It can work well for logotypes and packaging accents, and for editorial display settings where a distinctive rhythm is desirable; for longer text, the persistent internal breaks may be more effective in larger sizes.
The overall tone feels retro-futuristic and experimental, balancing a technical, constructed look with a playful sense of disruption. The recurring internal bands give the font a graphic, attention-grabbing character that reads as modernist with a quirky twist.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a clean geometric sans through consistent internal cutouts, producing a high-impact display texture without adding serifs or ornamental flourishes. The goal seems to be a cohesive, system-like graphic voice that stands out through repeated structural breaks and bold, simplified geometry.
The repeated horizontal interruptions become a defining texture in text, creating a strong stripe pattern across lines. Numerals and punctuation carry the same motif, helping the face stay cohesive in headlines and short bursts of copy.