Slab Contrasted Yesi 7 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, editorial display, playful, retro, friendly, chunky, poster-ready, impact, warmth, nostalgia, display strength, brand character, bracketed serifs, soft corners, ink-trap hints, high color, compact spacing.
A heavy, compact slab serif with rounded, softened corners and strongly bracketed serifs that read as blocky feet and caps. Strokes are thick with moderate contrast and slightly tapered joins, giving counters a warm, bulbous shape and maintaining solid texture in text. The letterforms lean toward a display rhythm: wide curves, sturdy verticals, and occasional pinch points and notches at joins that keep the mass from feeling overly blunt. Numerals are similarly weighty and simple, with large counters (notably in 8 and 9) and sturdy terminals that match the serif language.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and branded display work where a bold, characterful slab serif can carry the layout. It can work for short editorial callouts, event titles, and packaging labels where strong letterforms and a lively rhythm help messages pop. For longer text, it benefits from larger sizes and relaxed spacing to maintain clarity.
The overall tone is upbeat and nostalgic, evoking mid-century poster and packaging typography with a friendly, approachable heft. Its chunky slabs and rounded details feel confident and informal, making it well-suited to attention-grabbing messages without turning aggressive. The texture suggests a slightly “printed” sensibility—bold, tactile, and charmingly emphatic.
The design appears intended as a bold display slab that balances solidity with friendliness through rounded corners, bracketed serifs, and subtly sculpted joins. It aims to deliver a retro-leaning, high-impact look while keeping letterforms approachable and readable in short passages.
In the sample text, the dense weight and tight internal shapes create a strong, dark typographic color, so the design reads best with generous tracking and line spacing at smaller sizes. The strong serif blocks and rounded joins provide a distinctive silhouette that stays recognizable even in short words and headlines.