Serif Other Yife 13 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, title cards, art deco, stencil, avant-garde, architectural, retro, deco revival, stencil effect, graphic impact, geometric system, geometric, modular, high-impact, display, cut-out.
A heavy, geometric display face built from modular strokes and sharp cut-ins. Many forms are constructed from near-circular bowls and straight verticals, with frequent internal gaps that create a stencil-like continuity and a strong black/white pattern. Terminals often feel serifed or flared through triangular notches and stepped corners rather than traditional bracketed serifs. The design favors broad proportions and simplified curves, producing a compact, poster-ready texture with distinctive counters and a consistent system of circular dots and incisions across letters and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, editorial headlines, branding marks, packaging, and entertainment or event titling. It can also work for signage-style graphics and period-inspired layouts where the decorative cut-outs are meant to be a primary visual feature rather than a subtle detail.
The overall tone is bold and theatrical, mixing classic Art Deco geometry with a machine-cut, industrial edge. Its repeated apertures and cut-outs give it a coded, sign-like character that reads as both retro and experimental.
The letterforms appear designed to deliver maximum presence through solid mass and modular geometry, while the recurring internal breaks add identity and prevent the shapes from becoming monolithic. The system suggests an intention to evoke Deco-era display typography reinterpreted with a contemporary stencil/cut-paper construction for striking, graphic composition.
Spacing in the sample text shows the shapes holding together as a continuous pattern, where the internal breaks become a key part of the rhythm. The diagonals (notably in V/W/X/Y/Z) use sliced wedges that amplify motion and add a dynamic, constructed feel. Numerals echo the same split-bowl logic, keeping the set visually unified.