Sans Contrasted Nela 1 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, titles, branding, techno, futuristic, industrial, display, retro, futuristic display, modular geometry, impactful branding, themed titling, extended, squared, boxy, rounded corners, grooved cuts.
A heavy, extended display face built from squared forms with softened corners and pronounced internal cut-ins. Curves are often flattened into long horizontals, while verticals stay rigid and monolinear in spirit, creating a mechanical rhythm. Many glyphs feature characteristic notch-like joins and enclosed counters that read as rounded rectangles, giving the alphabet a modular, engineered feel. Spacing appears generous and the wide set emphasizes strong silhouettes over compact text economy.
Best suited to large-size use where its wide proportions and angular cut-ins can be appreciated—headlines, poster typography, title cards, and bold branding marks. It also works well for tech, gaming, and industrial-themed packaging or interface-style graphics where a geometric, constructed voice is desired.
The overall tone feels futuristic and machine-made, with a retro sci‑fi and arcade-like edge. Its chunky construction and stylized apertures convey a confident, industrial presence that reads as designed rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, engineered display look by combining extended proportions with squared geometry and stylized cut-ins that create recognizable silhouettes. The goal seems to be a futuristic, modular character that stays legible while clearly signaling a themed, non-neutral aesthetic.
Distinctive details include squared bowls (notably in B, D, O, P) and flattened terminals that create a stepped, stencil-adjacent impression without fully breaking strokes apart. Numerals follow the same wide, blocky logic, maintaining consistent width and strong baseline presence.