Sans Contrasted Duwo 12 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, logotypes, packaging, editorial, fashion, art deco, dramatic, futuristic, display impact, texturing, retro modern, stylized branding, structural contrast, modular, stencil-like, geometric, crisp, sculptural.
A geometric sans with sharply sculpted forms and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes are predominantly heavy vertical and horizontal slabs that are cut through by fine hairline channels, creating a segmented, almost inlaid look across bowls and counters. Terminals are clean and squared with rounded outer corners, and several letters use deep notches, wedges, or split joins that add a mechanical rhythm. Proportions read broad and display-oriented, with blocky uppercase, sturdy lowercase, and numerals that echo the same cut-and-contrast construction.
Best suited to display settings where the contrast and internal cut details can be appreciated—headlines, poster typography, brand marks, and packaging. It can also work for short editorial pulls or titles where a dramatic, patterned texture is desirable, but it’s less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is bold and stylized, combining high-end editorial drama with a retro-modern, Art Deco–adjacent sense of ornament through subtraction rather than added flourishes. The hairline cuts introduce tension and sophistication, giving the face a sleek, engineered attitude that feels designed for impact.
The design intent appears to be a contemporary display sans that achieves ornamentation through structural carving: thick geometric bodies interrupted by precise hairline incisions. The goal is strong visual presence with a distinctive, repeatable texture that reads as both retro-inspired and modern-industrial.
In text, the internal cut lines can visually connect across adjacent letters, producing a banded texture that’s striking at larger sizes. Some glyphs include distinctive split strokes and sharp internal angles (notably in diagonals and joins), which heighten character but can reduce clarity when tightly set or used small.