Sans Other Lobay 1 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s, headlines, signage, playful, handmade, friendly, quirky, casual, handmade feel, approachability, display impact, informal tone, rounded, chunky, soft corners, irregular, compact.
A chunky, hand-drawn sans with rounded terminals and subtly uneven stroke edges that mimic marker or brush lettering. The letterforms are mostly monoline with soft, slightly wobbly contours and a gently irregular baseline feel, producing an organic rhythm. Counters are open and simple, with compact proportions in many uppercase forms and a single-storey, informal construction in the lowercase. Overall spacing reads on the tight-to-moderate side, supporting a dense, poster-like color while preserving clear silhouettes.
Works best for short-to-medium display text such as posters, packaging callouts, storefront or event signage, and playful branding. It can also suit children’s materials and informal editorial headlines, where personality is more important than strict typographic regularity.
The font conveys a playful, approachable tone with a DIY, cartoon-adjacent personality. Its irregularities feel intentional and lively, giving text an informal, conversational voice suited to lighthearted or kid-friendly contexts.
The design appears intended to offer a friendly, handcrafted alternative to a standard sans, prioritizing warmth and character through rounded forms and deliberately imperfect outlines. It aims to feel energetic and human while remaining legible in bold, high-impact settings.
Uppercase shapes lean toward simplified geometry (notably in C, G, and S), while several lowercase letters show distinctive, slightly idiosyncratic joins and bowls that emphasize the handmade character. Numerals follow the same soft, chunky logic and read best at display sizes where the textured edges become part of the charm.