Sans Other Olwe 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, gaming ui, retro, techy, industrial, playful, futuristic, impact, distinctiveness, retro futurism, industrial feel, display clarity, rounded corners, square forms, stencil-like, modular, ink-trap-like.
A heavy, blocky sans with squarish silhouettes, softened corners, and a distinctly modular construction. Counters are often rectangular or pill-shaped, with frequent notches and cut-ins that create an ink-trap/stencil-like feel, especially in letters like E, S, a, e, and the numerals. Curves are simplified into broad arcs (notably O/Q and U), while many joins and terminals resolve into flat, horizontal cuts that emphasize a machined rhythm. The overall texture is dense and assertive, with compact apertures and a strong, poster-friendly color on the page.
Best suited to display settings where its chunky forms and distinctive cut-ins can be appreciated—headlines, branding, posters, packaging, and titles. It can also work for short UI labels in game or tech contexts, but its tight apertures and dense texture make it less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes.
The tone reads as retro-futurist and industrial: bold, confident, and slightly playful due to the rounded-square geometry and distinctive internal cutouts. It evokes arcade-era display lettering and utilitarian sci‑fi interfaces, giving text an engineered, mechanical character without feeling sharp or aggressive.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a modular, engineered aesthetic—combining squared geometry and rounded corners with deliberate internal notches to create a signature, futuristic-retro voice. It prioritizes recognizability and graphic presence over neutrality.
Distinctive letterforms include a geometric, almost squared Q with a short tail, a boxy S with stepped curves, and numerals that echo the same cut-in logic (notably 2, 3, 5, and 8). The lowercase maintains the same rigid geometry, with single-storey a and g and compact bowls that keep word shapes punchy and tightly patterned.