Sans Contrasted Rades 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, playful, chunky, retro, friendly, punchy, impact, approachability, display clarity, retro appeal, rounded, bulky, soft corners, ball terminals, compact counters.
A heavy, soft-cornered display sans with broad proportions and a strongly weighty silhouette. Strokes are thick and generally blocky, with selective rounding and tapered joins that create visible thickness shifts in bowls and diagonals. Counters are compact and often teardrop-like, producing dense, high-impact letterforms; curves are emphasized over sharp geometry, and several lowercase shapes show single‑storey constructions with simple, sturdy terminals. Numerals follow the same massy, rounded construction, keeping an even, poster-ready color across a line.
Best suited to big, high-contrast applications such as headlines, posters, packaging, storefront or event signage, and bold brand marks where a friendly, impactful voice is needed. It can work for short subheads or callouts, but its dense counters and heavy texture make it less ideal for extended body copy or small UI text.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, with a slightly retro, cartoonish warmth. Its rounded cuts and dense counters give it a jovial, headline-first personality that reads as confident and attention-seeking rather than refined or technical.
This design appears intended as a high-impact display face that prioritizes immediacy and charm. The sturdy, rounded construction and compact counters suggest a goal of creating memorable, attention-grabbing typography with a playful, retro-leaning flavor.
Spacing appears comfortable for display use, and the heavy interior shapes mean small sizes may fill in quickly in dense settings. The mix of boxy stems and rounded bowls creates a distinctive rhythm that favors short bursts of text over long reading.