Slab Contrasted Egpu 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logos, western, circus, retro, loud, playful, attention, vintage feel, woodtype nod, bold display, blocky, bracketed, rounded corners, ink-trap notches, heavy slabs.
A compact, block-built slab serif with extremely heavy stems and equally weighty slab terminals. The forms are squarish and wide-set, but softened by rounded outer corners and frequent small internal cut-ins that create a stamped, cut-out look. Counters are tight and often rectangular or teardrop-like, while joins and terminals show subtle bracketing that keeps the mass from feeling purely geometric. Numerals and capitals maintain a consistent, poster-ready rhythm, with the overall texture forming dense, high-impact word shapes.
Best suited to display typography such as posters, headlines, event graphics, and signage where the heavy slabs and sculpted details can be appreciated. It can also work for bold wordmarks and packaging labels that want a vintage, woodtype-inflected presence, especially at larger sizes.
The font reads as bold and theatrical, evoking vintage display lettering associated with Western posters, circus playbills, and mid-century advertising. Its chunky silhouettes and carved-looking details feel confident, a bit mischievous, and intentionally attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a classic slab-seriffed backbone, while adding rounded corners and small cut-in details to suggest hand-crafted or woodtype production. Its consistent massing and emphatic terminals prioritize strong, readable silhouettes in short bursts of text.
Distinctive notch-like cutouts appear at several joins and interior corners, adding a crafted, woodtype-inspired character and helping separate strokes at large sizes. The heavy weight and tight counters reduce interior whitespace, so the design performs best when given breathing room via tracking and generous line spacing.