Sans Contrasted Tiga 12 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, editorial, branding, packaging, modernist, authoritative, clean, sporty, display impact, modern clarity, editorial voice, brand presence, crisp, geometric, tapered, flat terminals, arched joins.
A contrasted sans with a crisp, constructed feel and clearly tapered strokes. Curves are smooth and fairly geometric, with a strong vertical emphasis and compact counters that keep the texture dense. Terminals are mostly flat and blunt, while joins in letters like n, m, and h show rounded, arched shoulders. The numerals and capitals feel sturdy and display-oriented, with noticeable variation between thick verticals and thinner connecting strokes that adds snap without becoming decorative.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, posters, and branding where its contrast and dense texture can provide impact. It can also work for short editorial passages or captions when set with generous spacing, but it visually performs strongest in display contexts where the sharp rhythm and sturdy capitals are an advantage.
The overall tone is confident and contemporary, mixing a modernist clarity with a slightly retro, poster-like punch. The contrast and tight apertures give it a purposeful, editorial voice that reads as assertive rather than casual.
The design appears intended to offer a clean sans structure with added punch from deliberate stroke contrast, balancing contemporary usability with a distinctive, display-forward personality.
Capitals are broad and emphatic, and the lowercase maintains a large presence due to the tall x-height, producing a strong color in paragraphs. Rounds like o, e, and g appear tightly enclosed, and diagonal forms (v, w, x, y) look sharply cut, contributing to a crisp rhythm at larger sizes.