Sans Superellipse Iski 3 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, title cards, industrial, retro, playful, posterish, chunky, impact, distinctiveness, graphic texture, signage, branding, rounded corners, squarish rounds, stencil-like cuts, compact apertures, blocky counters.
A heavy, blocky sans with rounded-rectangle construction and tightly controlled geometry. Strokes are mostly uniform but shaped by cut-in notches and inset joints that create a carved, segmented look, especially where curves meet stems. Round letters lean toward squarish ovals with flattened sides, while corners are broadly radiused, producing a soft-but-solid silhouette. Counters are compact and often rectangular, and many glyphs show deliberate internal cutouts that read like simplified stencil breaks rather than traditional bowls or apertures.
This font is best used for high-impact display settings such as posters, bold headlines, branding wordmarks, packaging, and title cards where its chunky silhouettes and carved details can be appreciated. It can also work for short UI labels or signage when set large, but it is less suited to extended body text due to its dense color and compact internal spaces.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a fun, engineered character. Its rounded-square forms feel modern and friendly, while the sliced details add a mechanical, sign-like flavor that can read as retro display. The density and strong black shapes give it an attention-grabbing, headline-first personality.
The letterforms appear designed to fuse rounded-square softness with a rugged, machined rhythm, using inset cuts to create distinction and maintain clarity in heavy shapes. The goal seems to be a memorable display face that feels both friendly and industrial, optimized for bold statements and graphic texture.
The design relies on distinctive negative-space cuts to define joins and reduce visual heaviness, which becomes a recognizable texture in words. Numerals and capitals appear especially suited to large sizes where the internal shaping stays clear; at small sizes those tight counters and notches may merge.