Sans Other Gifa 1 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, sports graphics, industrial, aggressive, retro, game-like, militaristic, maximum impact, industrial styling, arcade display, stencil texture, blocky, octagonal, chamfered, stencil-like, geometric.
A heavy, block-constructed sans with angular, chamfered corners and mostly straight-sided bowls that often read as octagonal. The strokes are uniformly thick, with minimal modulation and tight internal counters; many forms include small slits and cut-ins that create a stencil-like, segmented texture. Curves are largely suppressed in favor of planar facets, producing compact apertures and a rigid, engineered rhythm. The lowercase is robust and simplified, closely echoing the uppercase structure, with short ascenders and a strong, squat footprint that maintains dense color in text.
Best suited to display applications where impact and texture are desirable, such as posters, event titles, esports/gaming graphics, brand marks, and product packaging. It also works for short, high-contrast messaging like labels and badges, especially when set with generous tracking to help the dense forms breathe.
The overall tone is forceful and mechanical, evoking industrial labeling, arcade-era display lettering, and utilitarian signage. Its hard angles and cut details add a gritty, tactical edge that feels bold and confrontational rather than refined or friendly.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence through faceted geometry and cut-in detailing, combining a monolithic silhouette with a subtle stencil/segmented motif for added character. It prioritizes visual punch and a distinctive industrial voice over delicate typographic nuance.
The interior notches and horizontal breaks become especially noticeable at larger sizes, where they read as deliberate detailing rather than spacing artifacts. In continuous text, the dense counters and compact apertures can make word shapes feel tightly packed, reinforcing a strong “solid slab” impression.