Sans Superellipse Pilif 1 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, branding, industrial, poster, modern, assertive, utilitarian, space saving, high impact, signage clarity, modern utility, condensed, blocky, squared, rounded corners, compact.
A condensed, heavy sans with squared proportions and softened corners, drawing many curves as rounded-rectangle forms. Strokes are uniform and sturdy, with tight apertures and compact counters that keep letters dense and space-efficient. Terminals tend to be blunt and flat, and curves transition quickly into straight stems, producing a crisp, engineered silhouette. The overall rhythm is vertical and columnar, with consistent stem thickness and a strong, simplified geometry across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where a compact, high-impact voice is needed—posters, packaging fronts, branding lockups, and wayfinding or label-style signage. It can also work for subheads and captions when the goal is a dense, emphatic typographic color rather than relaxed readability.
The tone is bold and no-nonsense, with an industrial, signage-like presence that feels contemporary and practical. Its compact shapes read as efficient and authoritative, leaning more utilitarian than friendly despite the rounded corners.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in limited horizontal space, using a squared, rounded-corner geometry to keep the voice modern while maintaining a solid, utilitarian feel. It prioritizes strong silhouettes and consistent stroke weight for clarity at display sizes.
Uppercase forms are especially monolithic and tall, while the lowercase keeps similarly tight internal spaces, helping the type hold together as a dark, cohesive texture in lines of text. Numerals match the same condensed, squared construction, supporting consistent color in mixed alphanumeric settings.