Sans Contrasted Hife 10 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, assertive, mechanical, poster-ready, display impact, graphic texture, industrial tone, brand presence, compressed counters, stencil-like, notched, squared, blocky.
A heavy, block-built display sans with sculpted countershapes and strong stroke modulation that reads as high-contrast within a broadly monoline framework. The forms are wide and sturdy, with squared shoulders and frequent internal cut-ins that create a notched, almost stencil-like rhythm—especially visible in rounded letters where the counters are tight and vertically oriented. Terminals are crisp and mostly flat, while curves are simplified into bold, geometric arcs. Numerals and capitals share the same dense, engineered feel, with compact apertures and a distinctly carved-in negative space.
Best suited for posters, headlines, branding wordmarks, and packaging where bold shape and immediate recognition are priorities. It also works well for signage and short statements that benefit from a robust, industrial look, especially when set at medium to large sizes.
The overall tone feels industrial and retro-futurist, projecting strength and machinery-like precision. Its sharp cutouts and emphatic silhouettes give it an assertive, attention-grabbing voice that leans toward poster and title aesthetics rather than quiet text setting.
The design intent appears to be a graphic, high-impact display face that blends geometric sans foundations with carved, stencil-like counter detailing to produce a distinctive, engineered texture in both uppercase and lowercase settings.
Spacing and letterfit appear intentionally tight for impact, and the distinctive internal notches can create strong patterning across lines of text. The contrast and compressed counters make small sizes feel dense, while larger sizes emphasize the graphic character of the cut-ins and squared curves.