Solid Bowe 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, art deco, mod, playful, retro, geometric, display impact, retro styling, geometric experimentation, shape-first lettering, monoline, stencil-like, ball terminals, cut-in notches, high waistlines.
A geometric display face built from simple circles, triangles, and straight monoline strokes, alternating between heavy solid forms and hairline-like linear constructions. Many glyphs use collapsed counters and segmented bowls, with triangular bites and wedge joins that create a stencil-like, cut-paper feel. Round letters tend toward near-perfect circles with small apertures or notches, while verticals are tall and clean, producing a crisp, rhythmic texture. The lowercase keeps a compact, modern structure with single-story forms and frequent ball terminals, and the numerals mirror the same mix of solid shapes and thin strokes for a cohesive set.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and short display lines where the bold geometric silhouettes can read as shapes. It also fits logos and packaging that want a retro, design-forward voice, and it can work for editorial pull quotes or titles when set with generous tracking and size.
The overall tone is retro-modern and decorative, leaning toward Art Deco and mid‑century sign aesthetics. Its playful counter treatment and dramatic solid/line contrast give it a quirky, graphic personality that feels designed for attention rather than neutrality.
The design appears intended as a graphic display alphabet that merges strict geometry with irregular counter collapse and cut-in details, prioritizing a memorable silhouette and decorative rhythm. It aims to evoke vintage modernism while staying clean and minimal through monoline construction and repeated circular motifs.
Because several letters rely on filled-in interiors and minimal openings (notably in round forms), readability can drop at small sizes or in dense text. In larger settings, the consistent geometry and repeated notches create a distinctive pattern that works well as a visual motif.