Slab Contrasted Fava 10 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, western, circus, retro, playful, chunky, display impact, vintage revival, thematic branding, wood-type feel, poster, decorative, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap.
A heavy, display-focused slab serif with broad proportions, compact counters, and a distinctly carved, notched detailing throughout. Strokes are thick and confident with small wedge-like cut-ins at key joins and terminals, giving many letters a chiseled, stencil-adjacent feel. Serifs read as bold slabs with softened/bracketed transitions rather than sharp hairlines, and the overall silhouette is rounded and weighty despite the crisp interior notches. Curves (O, C, G) are full and bulbous, while verticals and horizontals maintain a strong, poster-like rhythm with tight internal whitespace.
Best suited for short, high-impact copy such as posters, headlines, logos, labels, and signage where its carved details can read clearly. It works especially well for themed branding (heritage, western, carnival, craft) and bold packaging systems that benefit from a strong, characterful voice.
The font projects a show-poster energy that feels western and circus-inspired, with a playful toughness. Its notched details add a vintage, handcrafted character—suggesting wood type, fairground signage, or saloon-era display—while remaining bold and friendly rather than ornate.
The design appears intended as a high-visibility display slab that echoes vintage wood-type and show-card traditions, using notched cuts to create a distinctive texture and memorability in large settings.
The distinctive notches and internal cutaways become more pronounced at larger sizes and in all-caps settings, where the carved rhythm is most consistent. Numerals follow the same chunky, cut-in logic, keeping a cohesive, decorative texture across mixed text.