Slab Contrasted Susy 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Franqueline Slab' by Sudtipos (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, branding, packaging, assertive, sturdy, retro, no-nonsense, boldly friendly, impact, emphasis, clarity, display, blocky, chunky, dense, poster-like, rounded bowls.
A hefty slab-serif design with broad proportions, thick stems, and clearly bracketless, blocky terminals. Counters are relatively tight for the weight, while curves are rounded and full, producing a dense, high-impact texture in text. The serif treatment is consistent and emphatic, and the join behavior favors chunky, squared-off structure with smooth curves in bowls and rounds, creating a confident, poster-ready silhouette.
Best suited for headlines, posters, signage, and branding where a strong slab-serif presence is desirable. It also works well for packaging, editorial title treatments, and sports or institutional-style graphics that benefit from a tough, grounded typographic voice. In longer passages it will create a dark, emphatic texture, making it most effective for short display text, pull quotes, and callouts.
This typeface projects an assertive, straightforward voice with a hint of nostalgia. Its heavy slabs and compact interior shapes give it a sturdy, dependable tone that feels at home in bold statements and attention-grabbing headlines. The overall impression is pragmatic and workmanlike rather than delicate or refined.
The letterforms appear designed to maximize visual impact and maintain clarity at large sizes, using strong slabs and broad proportions to hold the page. The consistent, sturdy construction suggests an emphasis on dependable readability in short bursts—titles, labels, and bold messaging—rather than delicate nuance.
The numerals and capitals carry substantial weight and squared terminals that read cleanly at a distance, while the lowercase maintains a solid, compact rhythm with pronounced slab cues. Overall spacing and shapes create a bold, cohesive word image with minimal ornament beyond the strong serif architecture.