Slab Contrasted Dilu 1 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, retro, sporty, confident, lively, friendly, display impact, retro appeal, motion emphasis, brand presence, bracketed, chunky, roundish, ink-trap hints, soft terminals.
A heavy, right-leaning slab-serif design with broad proportions and prominent, bracketed slabs. Strokes show noticeable modulation: thick main stems paired with lighter internal curves and counters, producing a punchy, carved look. The lowercase is round and compact with a single-storey “a” and “g”, bulb-like dots, and softly finished terminals; many joins and corners feel slightly scooped, giving the shapes a warm, printed texture. Overall rhythm is dense and emphatic, optimized for impact with sturdy serifs and generous internal shapes that keep letters readable at large sizes.
Best suited for headlines and short, high-impact text where its wide, slabbed silhouette can dominate the page. It fits sports and team branding, bold packaging, event posters, and large-format signage, and can also work for punchy pull quotes or subheads when ample spacing is available.
The tone is bold and energetic with a distinctly retro flavor—part varsity, part mid-century advertising. Its chunky slabs and lively italic slant feel assertive and upbeat, conveying motion and confidence without becoming harsh.
The design appears intended as a display slab serif that blends classic slab authority with a fast, italicized stance. It aims to deliver strong shelf presence and a nostalgic, promotional voice while keeping letterforms robust and legible in large sizes.
The italic construction reads more as a true oblique with substantial weight maintained through the slant, while counters and apertures remain open enough to avoid clogging. Numerals match the letterforms with wide, weighty figures and rounded curves, maintaining a consistent, display-forward color across mixed text.