Hollow Other Alba 8 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: kids branding, posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, playful, cartoonish, bouncy, friendly, retro, whimsy, impact, novelty, approachability, branding, rounded, blobby, puffy, chunky, soft corners.
A heavy, rounded display face with inflated, blobby letterforms and softly irregular curves. Strokes are thick and bubbly, with narrow interior counters and frequent internal cut-ins that read as carved highlights or hollowed pockets rather than clean, geometric apertures. Terminals are fully rounded and the overall silhouette is squat and roomy, with simple construction, minimal sharp corners, and a gently uneven rhythm that keeps the texture lively. The figures match the same puffy build, and the design maintains consistent weight while allowing noticeable per-glyph width variation.
Best used for short display settings where its chunky silhouettes and hollowed details can read clearly—children’s products, playful branding, snack or candy packaging, party invitations, stickers, and bold poster headlines. It can also work for social graphics and titles, but is less suitable for long passages or small sizes due to tight counters and dense black coverage.
The font projects a cheerful, comic tone—soft, approachable, and intentionally goofy. Its hollowed details and glossy-looking notches add a sense of handcrafted character, giving it a fun, novelty feel suited to kid-friendly or whimsical messaging.
The design appears intended as a bold, attention-grabbing novelty display face that combines soft, balloon-like shapes with decorative hollowed accents. The goal is to deliver immediate friendliness and visual impact while adding a recognizable internal ‘carved’ texture for personality.
The internal cutouts are placed inconsistently across glyphs (often near upper-left or along inner curves), creating a distinctive “scooped” texture that becomes a strong graphic signature in longer text. Counters are small and sometimes nearly closed in letters like a/e/s, so clarity depends on generous sizing and spacing.