Serif Contrasted Agfo 3 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: magazine headlines, luxury branding, fashion covers, display typography, posters, fashion, editorial, luxury, dramatic, refined, editorial elegance, luxury signaling, headline impact, modern classic, hairline, didone-like, vertical stress, sharp serifs, crisp terminals.
A high-contrast serif with striking thick-to-thin modulation, vertical stress, and razor-fine hairlines. Serifs are sharp and largely unbracketed, producing a crisp, engraved feel; joins and curves resolve into pointed terminals and slender connecting strokes. Proportions skew elegant and slightly condensed in places, with tall capitals and compact lowercase shapes; counters are clean and open, while the overall texture alternates between bold stems and delicate linking strokes for a shimmering rhythm. Numerals follow the same contrast logic, with thin horizontals and pronounced verticals.
Best suited to display settings such as magazine and book-jacket headlines, fashion and beauty branding, cultural posters, and elevated packaging. It excels in large sizes where the contrast and hairline structure can remain intact, and where its refined rhythm can carry short to medium text with a sophisticated voice.
The font projects a polished, high-fashion tone: poised, dramatic, and premium. Its sharp details and luminous contrast create a sense of ceremony and sophistication, lending headlines an upscale, editorial voice.
The design appears intended to deliver classic high-contrast elegance with a modern, crisp finish—maximizing drama and refinement through vertical emphasis, sharp serifs, and extremely thin hairlines for standout editorial and branding use.
Distinctive details include ball terminals in select lowercase (notably in forms like j/y) and finely tapered diagonals that become nearly hairline at their thinnest. The thin strokes are extremely delicate, so the design reads most confidently when given enough size and printing/screen conditions that preserve the hairlines.