Slab Contrasted Vafe 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Pancetta Serif Pro' by Mint Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, assertive, industrial, collegiate, retro, rugged, impact, heritage tone, sturdy legibility, branding, display clarity, blocky, square-serifed, ink-trap-like, compact, high-impact.
A heavy slab-serif with squared terminals, broad proportions, and a compact, tightly packed color on the line. Strokes are strongly weighted with clear vertical stress and subtly varied thickness, giving the letterforms a slightly modeled, engraved feel rather than monoline rigidity. Serifs are blunt and rectangular, and many joins feature small notches and cut-ins that read like ink-trap or stencil-adjacent detailing, helping counters stay open at large display sizes. Curves are robust and squarish, producing a sturdy rhythm across both capitals and lowercase, while the numerals match the same block-built geometry and weight distribution.
Best suited to large-format display work such as headlines, posters, and bold editorial callouts where its slabs and tight texture can read clearly. It also fits sports/club branding, labels, and packaging that benefit from a sturdy, heritage-leaning voice, and it can hold up well in short blocks of copy when strong emphasis is desired.
The overall tone is loud, confident, and workmanlike, with a vintage, poster-and-signage sensibility. Its strong slabs and compact shaping evoke traditional American display typography—part collegiate, part industrial—suited to messages that need to feel bold and no-nonsense.
This font appears designed to deliver maximum impact with a rugged slab-serif silhouette and a recognizable, slightly carved detailing at joins. The goal seems to be strong legibility at display sizes while projecting a traditional, hard-working character appropriate for branding and attention-grabbing typographic statements.
The lowercase has a pronounced, sturdy construction with deep, squared counters and short apertures, which reinforces the dense texture in paragraphs. The design maintains consistent weight across rounds and straights, and the distinctive notched transitions become a recognizable signature when set in longer lines.