Slab Contrasted Rogi 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Goodall' by Colophon Foundry, 'Alianza' by Corradine Fonts, 'Vigor DT' by DTP Types, 'Shandon Slab' by Hoftype, 'Weekly' by Los Andes, 'Kulturista' by Suitcase Type Foundry, and 'Paul Slab' and 'Paul Slab Soft' by artill (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sports, industrial, western, athletic, poster, sturdy, impact, ruggedness, heritage, clarity, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap feel, compact, punchy.
A heavy, block-driven slab serif with squared counters and broad, rectangular serifs that read as firmly bracketed at their joins. Strokes are thick and confident with clear, slightly notched interior corners that create an ink-trap-like effect and sharpen the letterforms at text sizes. The uppercase is compact and monumental, while the lowercase stays sturdy and upright with round bowls kept tight and weighty. Numerals match the blunt geometry, favoring thick horizontals and strong verticals for high-impact setting.
Best suited to display settings where bold, sturdy letterforms are needed—headlines, posters, badges, and large-format signage. It also fits packaging and branding that want a rugged, heritage-forward voice, and can work for sports or event graphics where a compact, high-impact slab look is desirable.
The overall tone feels tough and workmanlike, with a vintage poster and Americana flavor. Its dense weight and squared construction suggest strength and authority, leaning toward athletic and frontier signage moods rather than delicate editorial refinement.
Designed to deliver maximum impact with a robust slab-serif skeleton, emphasizing solidity, legibility, and a distinctly vintage sign-painter/poster sensibility. The crisp, slightly notched interior shaping appears intended to preserve clarity and character as the heavy strokes converge in tight counters.
The face maintains a consistent, engineered rhythm: terminals tend to be flat, joins are crisp, and counters stay relatively enclosed, which boosts impact but can darken color in longer passages. The slab treatment is prominent across capitals and lowercase, helping the design hold its shape in high-contrast applications like headlines and signage.