Serif Other Lydal 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, magazine covers, dramatic, theatrical, fashion, art deco, editorial, distinctiveness, luxury feel, poster impact, stylized serif, stencil cuts, chiseled, high impact, sharp, sculptural.
A stylized serif display with thick, carved-looking strokes and consistent internal cutouts that create a stencil-like, split-stem effect across many letters. The serifs are sharp and tapered, with pointed terminals and wedge-like entries that give forms a faceted, chiseled silhouette. Curves are drawn with crisp, geometric discipline, often interrupted by diagonal or vertical voids that add rhythm and sparkle at large sizes. Overall spacing and proportions feel tightly composed, with strong black shapes and distinctive negative spaces that become part of the design.
Best suited to large-scale applications where the internal cutouts can be clearly perceived, such as headlines, posters, campaign graphics, and high-end branding. It can add distinctive character to packaging and magazine cover typography, especially when paired with a simpler companion for body text.
The font projects a dramatic, couture-leaning tone—bold and ornamental without becoming ornate. Its crisp notches and sliced counters evoke classic poster lettering and Art Deco-era glamour, lending an assertive, stage-ready personality. The result feels upscale, slightly mysterious, and designed to command attention.
The design appears intended to merge a traditional serif foundation with a bold, decorative cutout system that adds instant recognizability. Its sculpted terminals and repeated stencil-like breaks suggest a goal of creating a luxurious, attention-grabbing display face with a strong graphic signature.
The recurring interior slits and segmented bowls are a defining motif that unifies caps, lowercase, and numerals, but they also introduce visual busy-ness in smaller settings. Round letters (like O/Q and 0) emphasize the contrast between solid mass and cutout highlights, while diagonals (V/W/X/Y/Z) read as particularly sharp and angular.