Slab Contrasted Givo 15 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, packaging, logotypes, athletic, retro, assertive, playful, advertising, impact, motion, branding, nostalgia, legibility, chunky, slabbed, bracketed, compact, rounded.
A heavy, right-leaning display face with chunky slab-like terminals and a compact, tightly packed internal geometry. Strokes are broad with evident (but not delicate) contrast, and many joins and corners are softened into rounded, ink-trap-like notches that keep counters open at large sizes. Serifs read as bold, blocky feet and caps rather than hairline details, giving the forms a sturdy, poster-ready silhouette. Overall spacing and sidebearings feel compact, reinforcing a dense, energetic texture in words and lines.
Best used at display sizes where its heavy slabs, rounded notches, and lively slant can read clearly and deliver impact. It’s well suited to headlines, event posters, sports and team branding, product packaging, and bold logotype work where a compact, high-energy texture is desirable.
The font projects a punchy, sporty confidence with a distinctly retro headline flavor. Its slanted stance and exaggerated weight create a sense of motion and bravado, while the rounded cuts and chunky slabs keep it friendly and approachable rather than formal. The result feels suited to attention-grabbing, crowd-facing messaging.
The design appears intended as a high-impact, retro-leaning display italic that stays legible under extreme weight by using open counters and softened interior cuts. Its slabby terminals and dense rhythm suggest a focus on branding and headline settings that need momentum and presence.
In the glyph grid, the alphabet shows consistent, exaggerated weight with robust counters; round letters like O/Q are especially wide and solid, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) maintain thick, stable strokes without becoming spindly. Numerals are bold and sign-like, matching the letterforms in mass and slant, making mixed alphanumeric settings visually cohesive.