Slab Square Vese 2 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, signage, packaging, posters, branding, technical, architectural, retro, precise, utilitarian, technical voice, constructed geometry, label clarity, retro industrial, octagonal, monoline, boxy, angular, square-serifed.
A monoline, square-seriffed design with crisp, rectilinear construction and frequent chamfered corners that give bowls and curves an octagonal feel. Strokes are consistently thin with minimal modulation, and many terminals end in flat, squared-off slabs that read as small caps at the ends of stems and arms. Proportions are open and neatly spaced; counters tend to be squarish, and curves are handled with straight segments rather than smooth arcs. The overall rhythm is orderly and grid-friendly, balancing tall uppercase forms with compact, clean lowercase shapes.
Best suited to display settings where its geometric construction can read clearly: signage, labels, packaging, headlines, and identity systems with a technical or architectural flavor. It can also work for short UI headings or diagram captions when a precise, engineered voice is desired, though its very thin strokes suggest avoiding overly small sizes or low-contrast backgrounds.
The font conveys a technical, engineered tone—clean, measured, and slightly retro, like labeling on instruments, schematics, or early digital/industrial signage. Its angular geometry and tidy spacing feel disciplined and functional rather than expressive or calligraphic.
The design appears intended to blend slab-serif structure with a square, constructed geometry, prioritizing clarity and repeatable forms over organic curves. It aims for a consistent, modular feel that evokes industrial lettering and drafting aesthetics while remaining readable in headline and labeling contexts.
Distinctive details include the consistently chamfered outer corners on rounded letters (e.g., C, O, Q, G) and the squared, bracketless slab endings that keep terminals crisp at small angles. Diagonals (V, W, X, Y) remain sharp and linear, reinforcing the constructed, drafting-like character. Numerals follow the same rectilinear logic with clear, open shapes and squared turns.