Sans Superellipse Isse 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, sports, packaging, impactful, industrial, sporty, poster-ready, assertive, attention grabbing, strong branding, signage clarity, sport display, modern geometric, blocky, rounded corners, superelliptic, compact counters, high-ink.
A heavy, block-oriented sans with superelliptic construction: strokes read as rounded rectangles with softened corners and broadly squared curves. The letterforms are wide and compact internally, with small counters and tight apertures that emphasize mass and solidity. Terminals are blunt and flat, joins are sturdy, and curves transition quickly into straights, creating a condensed-geometry feel without becoming narrow. Numerals and capitals share the same chunky rhythm, and the tall x-height pushes lowercase to feel nearly as tall as caps, strengthening uniform texture in headlines.
Best suited to display settings where maximum punch is needed—posters, bold headlines, sports graphics, product packaging, and logo wordmarks. It performs well when used large or with extra letterspacing, where its compact counters and heavy texture can breathe.
The overall tone is loud, confident, and utilitarian—more “signage and scoreboard” than “literary.” Its rounded-rectangle shapes add a friendly softness to an otherwise forceful, no-nonsense presence, giving it a sporty, industrial energy that reads quickly at a glance.
The design appears intended to deliver high-impact communication with a geometric, superelliptic voice—combining stout, blocky proportions with softened corners for a modern, approachable take on industrial display lettering.
In running sample text, the dense fill and compact counters create strong color and a tight, blocky rhythm; readability benefits from generous tracking or larger sizes. Rounded corners keep the weight from feeling sharp, while squared curves and blunt terminals preserve a mechanical, engineered character.