Slab Contrasted Nabo 1 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, event promos, playful, circus, retro, poster, whimsical, attention grab, showcard feel, novelty display, retro flavor, texture building, bracketless, inline cuts, notched, chunky, decorative.
A decorative slab-serif with chunky, blocklike terminals and pronounced, graphic cut-ins that create a split-stroke effect through bowls and horizontals. The letterforms mix rounded, almost circular counters (C, O, e, o) with sharply planar serifs and small wedge-like joins, producing a lively rhythm of thick solids interrupted by thin connective slivers. Curves are smooth and generous, while many stems end in squared slabs that feel mechanically stamped; several glyphs show deliberate internal gaps and notches that read like inline bands. Overall spacing and proportions lean open and display-oriented, with strong silhouette variety across the set.
Best suited to short, prominent text where its notched detailing can be appreciated—posters, headlines, branding marks, packaging callouts, and event promotions. It can also work for titles in playful editorial or entertainment contexts, but the internal cuts suggest avoiding long body copy at small sizes.
The font projects a theatrical, slightly mischievous tone—part vintage showcard, part novelty display. Its high-impact shapes and quirky internal breaks give it a handmade, cut-paper or sign-painted energy that feels fun and attention-seeking rather than formal.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display face that fuses traditional slab-serif structure with attention-grabbing inline-like interruptions. Its goal is to deliver strong silhouettes and a memorable texture for signage-style typography and retro-leaning visual identities.
The distinctive split bands across rounded letters become a primary identifying motif, especially in O/Q/8/9 and in the lowercase where bowls often appear bisected. Capitals remain sturdy and emblematic, while the lowercase adds extra character through more idiosyncratic joins and terminals, reinforcing the decorative intent.