Sans Superellipse Makem 7 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Midnight Sans' by Colophon Foundry, 'Akkordeon' by Emtype Foundry, 'Mind The Caps' by Shaped Fonts, 'Amsi Grotesk' by Stawix, and 'Nimbus Sans L' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, signage, playful, punchy, retro, friendly, chunky, impact, compactness, approachability, retro flavor, display emphasis, rounded corners, soft terminals, compact, bulky, stout.
A heavy, compact sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softened corners throughout. Strokes are consistently thick with little visible modulation, producing dense silhouettes and strong color on the page. Counters are tight and often squarish, while curves tend to flatten into superellipse-like arcs rather than perfect circles. The overall rhythm is narrow and upright, with short ascenders/descenders relative to a tall x-height and sturdy, blocky numerals.
Best suited to headlines, posters, labels, and logo wordmarks where dense weight and compact width help maximize impact. It can work well for short bursts of text such as packaging callouts, event graphics, and signage, especially when set with generous tracking or at large sizes.
The font reads as bold and approachable, with a toy-like, poster-friendly confidence. Its rounded squareness gives it a retro, display-oriented charm—more fun and emphatic than neutral—while staying clean and sans-serif in tone.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum boldness in a compact footprint, using rounded-rect geometry to stay friendly while remaining highly assertive. Its uniform stroke and closed counters suggest a focus on strong display presence and cohesive, tightly packed typography.
Several letters show compact apertures and closed-in bowls (notably in forms like a, e, s), which increases impact but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The lowercase includes single-storey forms and simple, stout shapes that keep the texture uniform, and the numerals match the same rounded, chunky logic for consistent titling.