Slab Contrasted Mipi 1 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, vintage, industrial, poster, rugged, high impact, space saving, signage feel, vintage flavor, brand punch, blocky, condensed, slabbed, bracketed, ink-trap.
A condensed, heavy slab-serif with compact proportions and squared-off terminals. Strokes show clear vertical emphasis with modest contrast, while the serifs read as blocky slabs with slight bracketing that softens joins. Counters are relatively tight and often squarish, giving the face a dense, punchy rhythm. The lowercase is tall and sturdy with short ascenders/descenders relative to the cap height, and the overall drawing favors blunt corners and subtle ink-trap-like notches in a few joins for a cut, stamped feel.
This font performs best in short-form display settings such as posters, headlines, labels, and signage where its condensed width and heavy slabs can deliver maximum impact. It can also suit brand marks and packaging that want a vintage or industrial edge, particularly when paired with simpler supporting text.
The tone is assertive and workmanlike, with a distinctly vintage, display-driven personality. It evokes signage and print ephemera—part Western, part industrial—designed to feel confident, tough, and attention-grabbing rather than refined or delicate.
The design appears intended as a high-impact slab serif for display typography: narrow, sturdy letterforms with emphatic serifs and a slightly worn, stamped character. Its shapes prioritize immediacy and recognizability, aiming for strong presence in bold titles and compact settings.
Spacing appears tight and the heavy slabs create strong horizontal bands, especially in caps and numerals. In longer lines the texture becomes dark and uniform, making it most comfortable when given generous tracking or set at larger sizes where its internal details and brackets can breathe.