Serif Other Deju 10 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logotypes, stencil, circus, victorian, playful, poster, display impact, vintage signage, theatrical tone, stencil effect, brand character, ink-trap, flared, notched, quirky, chunky.
A heavy, decorative serif design with flared terminals and pronounced internal cut-ins that read like stencil breaks or ink-trap scoops. Strokes are thick and compact, with crisp, squared edges and occasional teardrop and wedge-shaped apertures carved into joins and bowls. Round letters (O, C, G) feel strongly sculpted, while verticals and diagonals keep a firm, upright stance; the overall rhythm is lively due to the repeated notches and asymmetric interior shaping. Counters are relatively small and often interrupted by the signature cutouts, creating a bold, graphic silhouette across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display typography where the carved details can be appreciated—headlines, posters, event promotions, packaging, and brand marks that want a vintage showpiece flavor. It can also work for short pull quotes or mastheads, but the dense counters and stencil-like breaks make it less ideal for small text or extended reading.
The font projects a theatrical, showbill energy—part vintage signage, part playful stencil—with an intentionally quirky, hand-cut feel. Its carved details give it a slightly mischievous, carnival-adjacent tone that feels more expressive than formal, even while retaining serif DNA.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual character through a bold serif foundation enhanced by stencil-like interruptions and flared terminals, evoking historical display lettering and theatrical signage. The consistent system of notches and split counters suggests a deliberate, repeatable decorative motif rather than incidental distortion.
Distinctive interior detailing is consistent across the set, including split counters and pinched transitions that add texture at display sizes. Numerals follow the same carved, flared logic, and the overall color on the page is dense, favoring impact over quiet readability in long passages.