Sans Other Giro 8 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, packaging, industrial, arcade, athletic, military, poster, impact, ruggedness, precision, signage, retro tech, chamfered, octagonal, blocky, stencil-like, compact counters.
A heavy, geometric sans built from chunky rectangular strokes with consistent chamfered (octagonal) corners. The design favors flat terminals and tight, squared counters, giving letters a cut-out, almost stencil-like construction in places (notably in S, Z, and some numerals). Uppercase forms are broad and imposing, while lowercase echoes the same blocky logic with simplified bowls and short extenders, producing a compact, sturdy texture in text. Spacing and sidebearings read intentionally firm, creating a dense, sign-like rhythm.
Best suited to display typography: headlines, posters, branding marks, team or athletic identities, game/arcade graphics, and bold packaging callouts. It performs especially well where high-impact shapes and an engineered, cut-metal feel are desirable, and where sizes are large enough to preserve interior detail.
The overall tone is tough and mechanical, evoking industrial labeling, varsity/athletic graphics, and retro arcade or sci‑fi title treatments. Its angular cuts add a sense of engineered precision and ruggedness rather than softness or friendliness.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through compact, block-built forms and consistent chamfered corners, translating a utilitarian, fabricated aesthetic into a readable sans. The goal seems to be strong presence and immediate recognition in short bursts of text rather than extended reading.
The distinctive corner chamfers are the primary signature, and they remain fairly consistent across letters and numerals, helping the set feel cohesive. Small apertures and counters contribute to strong silhouette recognition at larger sizes, while the dense interior spaces can make long passages feel heavy.