Slab Contrasted Buwi 11 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Pulpo' by Floodfonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, magazine, branding, packaging, confident, classic, editorial, athletic, retro, display italic, impact, readability, heritage feel, expressive serif, bracketed, ball terminals, ink-trap feel, soft corners, lively rhythm.
A right-leaning serif with sturdy, slab-like terminals and a visibly bracketed join into the stems. Strokes show moderate contrast with thick main stems and slightly tapered joins, and the overall drawing is rounded in the corners rather than razor-sharp. Serifs are short and weighty, with a mix of flat slabs and small wedge-like transitions; several lowercase forms use ball terminals and curved entry strokes that add a calligraphic swing. Proportions are generous and open, with broad capitals and a compact but not cramped lowercase, producing a dense, punchy color in text.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, pull quotes, and short-to-medium editorial passages where a bold, characterful italic is desirable. It can work well for branding and packaging that want a classic slab-serif backbone with added motion and warmth, and it holds up nicely in larger sizes for signage and promotional materials.
The tone is assertive and energetic, combining a traditional newspaper/printing sensibility with a sporty, mid-century italic slant. Its chunky serifs and bouncy curves give it a friendly bravado—more headline-driven than formal, and more vintage-modern than strictly old-style.
Likely intended as a robust italic display companion that keeps the authority of a slab-serif structure while introducing a more human, dynamic rhythm through rounded joins and ball-ended details. The design prioritizes impact and legibility in prominent settings, with enough refinement to stay cohesive in paragraph-style sample text.
The numerals mirror the type’s personality: weighty shapes with rounded turns and strong terminals, designed to read as display figures rather than delicate text. The italic construction feels built (not simply slanted), with curved joins and terminals that maintain consistency across the alphabet and in running sample text.