Slab Contrasted Gisa 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, headlines, posters, team apparel, packaging, athletic, retro, assertive, playful, poster, impact, motion, retro display, brand distinctiveness, headline punch, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap cuts, compressed counters, high impact.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with compact, sculpted counters and prominent slab terminals. Strokes are thick and confident, with small wedge-like cut-ins and notches at joins and terminals that create a carved, ink-trap-like texture. The letterforms are wide and tightly fit, with sturdy shoulders, squared-off ends, and a consistent rhythm that reads as bold, blocky, and energetic across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as sports identities, event posters, bold editorial headers, and merchandise graphics where a dynamic, vintage-leaning slab can carry the composition. It can work in brief subheads or pull quotes, but the dense counters and carved details favor larger sizes over extended reading.
The overall tone feels sporty and extroverted, with a vintage display sensibility. Its strong slabbing and angled stance give it a sense of motion and competitive bravado, while the cut-in details add a playful, graphic edge that suits headline-driven designs.
Likely designed as a display slab that combines a forceful, athletic stance with distinctive cut-in detailing to stay recognizable in large-format applications. The goal appears to be maximum impact and motion while maintaining a cohesive, consistent system across letters and numerals.
The lowercase shows sturdy, simplified shapes with dense interiors, and the numerals match the same chunky, poster-like construction. In longer lines, the repeated notches and tight apertures become a defining texture, so spacing and size will strongly affect clarity.