Serif Other Gefo 8 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, mastheads, branding, editorial, vintage, authoritative, mechanical, gothic, engraved look, display impact, period flavor, signature caps, spurred serifs, chiseled, angular, condensed caps, sharp terminals.
A decorative serif with tall, compact capitals and a noticeably angular, chiseled construction. Strokes show clear contrast, with thin hairlines and thicker verticals, while terminals often end in sharp, beveled cuts rather than smooth curves. Serifs are small and spurred, giving many letters a notched, engraved feel; round forms like C, O, and G appear squarish and tightened. The lowercase is narrower and more utilitarian, with straight-sided bowls, a single-storey a, and a boxy, turned-shoulder g, maintaining the same crisp, cut-metal geometry across the set.
Best suited to display roles such as headlines, posters, book or album covers, mastheads, and branding where a distinctive, period-leaning serif can carry the voice. It can also work for short editorial callouts or labels, but the tight, angular details are most effective when set at moderate to large sizes.
The overall tone suggests vintage print and engineered precision—part old-style poster, part industrial signage. Its sharp corners and spurs add a slightly gothic, ornamental edge that reads confident and formal rather than friendly.
The font appears designed to reinterpret an engraved or woodtype-inspired serif with modern crispness, prioritizing characterful silhouettes and sharp, faceted terminals over neutral text economy. Its goal is to deliver a recognizable, authoritative look with a slightly ornamental edge.
The rhythm is strongly vertical and compact, with pronounced corner logic that becomes especially apparent in the numerals and in letters like E, F, T, and Z. The design rewards larger sizes where the fine cuts and internal corners remain clear, and the distinctive caps lend a strong headline signature.