Serif Other Ufze 11 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, logotypes, retro, techno, playful, futuristic, quirky, distinctiveness, display impact, retro-future feel, brand voice, rounded, tapered, incised, flared, high-shouldered.
A decorative serif with a broad, rounded construction and crisp, incised-looking terminals. Strokes are generally uniform and heavy, with selective tapering that creates small wedge-like serifs and notched corners rather than flat slabs. Curves are generously rounded (notably in C, G, O, S), while verticals stay sturdy and straight, giving a steady, poster-friendly rhythm. Several forms show distinctive cut-ins and squared bowls (e.g., the lowercases a, e, and t), and the numerals are wide and geometric with prominent top and bottom treatments.
Best suited to display sizes where the carved terminals and unusual joins can be appreciated—headlines, posters, packaging, and brand marks. It can also work for short bursts of text (taglines, pull quotes) when a retro-tech character is desired, but its strong personality may dominate in long-form reading.
The overall tone feels retro-futuristic and slightly whimsical—like a blend of mid‑century display lettering and sci‑fi interface styling. Its rounded massing reads friendly and approachable, while the sharp notches and flared terminals add a mechanical, engineered edge.
The letterforms appear intended to deliver a memorable, high-impact display voice by combining rounded geometry with sharp, incised serif details. The consistent weight and wide proportions suggest a focus on signage-like clarity and a distinctive, stylized texture rather than conventional text neutrality.
The design emphasizes silhouette and negative-space carving: many joins and terminals are shaped by small interior cutouts that create a chiseled, stencil-adjacent impression without fully breaking strokes. Uppercase proportions are expansive and headline-oriented, while the lowercase keeps similarly broad widths, producing a distinctive, rhythmic texture in longer lines.