Slab Square Poba 1 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, logos, industrial, utilitarian, retro, authoritative, rugged, space-saving impact, sturdy display, utility styling, retro flavor, condensed, blocky, square-cut, compact, sturdy.
A condensed slab-serif with compact proportions and a steady, even stroke weight. Serifs are blunt and squared, creating firm, flat terminals and a blocky silhouette throughout. Counters are relatively tight and shapes tend toward squared curves, giving rounds like C, O, and G a slightly engineered feel. The lowercase stays compact with a modest x-height relative to the tall ascenders and capitals, and the overall rhythm is dense and vertical, built for strong presence in tight widths.
This face is well suited to headlines, posters, labels, and signage where space is limited but impact is needed. It can also work for branding and packaging that benefit from a compact, rugged slab-serif voice, especially at medium to large sizes.
The tone is practical and assertive, with a workmanlike, industrial confidence. Its squared details and condensed stance evoke vintage utility printing and signage, reading as no-nonsense, sturdy, and slightly retro.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch in a narrow footprint, using squared slab details to project durability and clarity. Its consistent stroke and compact spacing suggest an emphasis on dependable display typography for utilitarian and retro-leaning applications.
The numerals and uppercase carry a strong, poster-like weight that holds up at larger sizes, while the condensed fit can make longer passages feel dense. The font’s squared terminals and minimal contrast keep texture consistent, producing a uniform, mechanical color on the line.