Slab Square Poka 3 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'College Vista 34' by Casloop Studio (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, branding, sports identity, industrial, collegiate, retro, utilitarian, authoritative, impact, retro voice, sturdy texture, graphic presence, blocky, squared, stenciled, notched, compressed caps.
A blocky slab-serif with squared, flat terminals and heavy, even strokes. The design leans on rectilinear construction—corners are crisp, curves are simplified into boxy forms (notably in C, G, S, and O), and many joins create small notches and stepped edges that add a machined feel. Capitals are broad and imposing with strong horizontal slabs, while lowercase forms are compact and angular with squared bowls and minimal modulation. Counters are fairly tight and geometric, giving text a dense, punchy texture; numerals follow the same square logic with robust, sign-like silhouettes.
Best suited to display settings where strong letterforms and squared details can read clearly—headlines, posters, packaging, and signage. It also fits branding systems that want a tough, retro-industrial or collegiate voice, and short emphatic UI labels where a condensed, blocky texture is desirable.
The overall tone is sturdy and workmanlike, with an industrial, varsity-signage energy. Its squared geometry and slab terminals read as confident and no-nonsense, suggesting durability and impact rather than delicacy.
The design appears intended to deliver high-impact, square-built lettering with pronounced slab endings and a mechanically consistent texture. It prioritizes strong silhouettes and a distinctive notched geometry to evoke vintage signage and sturdy, utilitarian typography.
The rhythm in text is highly structured: repeated right angles and consistent slab endings create a patterned, gridlike cadence. Certain letters introduce distinctive notched details (for example the Q and some diagonals), which can add character at display sizes but also increase visual busyness in long passages.