Sans Other Wale 1 is a bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, gaming ui, tech branding, techno, sci-fi, industrial, arcade, modular, futurism, modularity, system design, impact, square, angular, rectilinear, geometric, monolinear.
A rectilinear, modular sans with heavy, uniform strokes and squared terminals throughout. Forms are constructed from straight segments and right angles, with occasional 45° cuts used as joints or entry/exit strokes. Counters tend to be boxy and open, and curves are largely avoided in favor of stepped or squared outlines. The lowercase maintains a consistent, engineered rhythm, with simplified, geometric bowls and shoulders; the digit set follows the same block-built logic, yielding a cohesive, system-like texture in text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and short phrases where its angular construction can read crisply and project a technological character. It also fits gaming or interface-themed graphics, product marks, and event branding that benefits from an engineered, grid-derived voice.
The overall tone is futuristic and machine-made, evoking digital interfaces, arcade hardware, and industrial labeling. Its hard corners and grid-based construction give it a disciplined, technical feel that reads as purposeful and synthetic rather than conversational or humanist.
The design appears intended to translate a grid-and-module drawing system into a usable alphabet: high-impact, uniform-stroke letterforms with minimal curves and consistent right-angled geometry. The goal seems to be a distinctive, futuristic sans that produces a bold, patterned texture while remaining legible in short runs of text.
Because many letters share similar modular parts and tight, squared counters, the face creates strong patterning at display sizes. In smaller sizes or dense copy, the reduced curvature and compact interior spaces may make certain shapes feel more alike, so clear spacing and adequate size help preserve character recognition.