Serif Other Busa 3 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, retro, playful, punchy, theatrical, friendly, display impact, vintage flavor, decorative texture, logo voice, headline emphasis, soft serifs, flared terminals, rounded corners, ink-trap feel, poster.
A heavy display serif with broad proportions, rounded corners, and softly flared, wedge-like serifs. Strokes show pronounced modulation with narrowed joins and notched inner corners that create an ink-trap-like bite, especially in bowls and diagonals. Counters are compact and often teardrop-shaped, while curves are bulbous and smooth, giving letters a sculpted, almost stamped look. Overall spacing and widths vary noticeably by glyph, reinforcing a lively, handmade-meets-digital rhythm in text and all-caps settings.
Best suited to display work such as headlines, posters, packaging, and branding marks where its chunky serifs and sculpted interiors can be appreciated. It can also work for book covers and editorial feature titles, particularly when a vintage or theatrical accent is desired; for long text, it’s likely most effective in short bursts or pull quotes.
The tone is bold and exuberant, evoking mid-century sign painting and vintage poster typography. Its soft, swelling forms feel approachable and a bit mischievous, balancing seriousness from the serif structure with a distinctly decorative, showy personality.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a retro-inflected, decorative serif voice—combining high-contrast modulation, soft flaring serifs, and carved-in details to create a memorable, attention-grabbing texture in large type.
The distinctive notches at joins and the swollen terminals become more apparent at larger sizes, where the internal sculpting reads as intentional detail rather than texture. Numerals match the letterforms with chunky silhouettes and clear, high-impact shapes suited to short strings and headlines.