Slab Contrasted Rory 14 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Gimbal Egyptian' by AVP, 'Clab' by Eko Bimantara, 'FF Milo Slab' by FontFont, 'Equip Slab' and 'Shandon Slab' by Hoftype, and 'Paul Slab' and 'Paul Slab Soft' by artill (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, sports branding, signage, assertive, vintage, hearty, industrial, collegiate, impact, ruggedness, retro tone, headline clarity, brand presence, blocky, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap, softened.
A heavy, chunky slab serif with broad proportions and compact counters. The serifs are prominent and largely rectangular, often with subtle bracketing that softens joins and corners. Curves are generously rounded, and several glyphs show small cut-ins and notches at tight joins that read like ink traps or stencil-like relief, helping keep shapes open at display sizes. Overall rhythm is sturdy and even, with a slightly compressed internal spacing that makes the black area dominant and the silhouettes feel carved and deliberate.
Best suited to high-impact display work such as headlines, posters, labels, and packaging where a dense, dark texture is desirable. It can also support branding applications that want a rugged, retro, or collegiate feel, and it holds up well for short bursts of text at large sizes.
The tone is bold and no-nonsense, with a vintage sign-painting and workwear sensibility. Its weight and slab structure lend a confident, poster-like voice that feels friendly but forceful, evoking headlines, sports graphics, and old-style advertising.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a familiar slab-serif structure, combining softened bracketing and small cut-in details to keep heavy strokes readable. It aims for a classic, utilitarian display voice that remains approachable while projecting strength.
Capitals are particularly strong and architectural, while lowercase maintains the same dense, squared-off character for cohesive texture in paragraphs of display text. Numerals are similarly hefty, designed to match the same blocky, slabbed presence in mixed typographic settings.