Serif Other Bulu 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, logotypes, playful, whimsical, vintage, quaint, storybook, expressiveness, nostalgia, charm, display impact, personality, soft serifs, ball terminals, bulbous, curvy, bouncy rhythm.
A decorative serif with chunky, swelling stems and strongly tapered joins that create a lively, uneven rhythm. Serifs are soft and rounded, often reading as small hooked or teardrop-like terminals rather than crisp brackets. Curves are generous and ballooned, with pinched waist areas and occasional ball-like endings (notably on several lowercase forms), giving the letters a sculpted, hand-shaped feel. Spacing and silhouettes feel intentionally irregular in a controlled way, producing a warm, organic texture in text.
Best suited to headlines and display settings where its distinctive, rounded serif construction can be appreciated at larger sizes. It works well for packaging, book covers, and brand marks that want a nostalgic or whimsical voice, and can add a friendly, crafted feel to short bursts of text such as pull quotes or titles.
The overall tone is cheerful and characterful, blending a vintage, fairground-like charm with a storybook friendliness. Its exaggerated terminals and bouncy proportions make it feel approachable and slightly mischievous rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, memorable serif with deliberate quirks—soft serifs, inflated curves, and expressive terminals—aimed at creating a decorative, approachable display texture rather than a neutral reading face.
Uppercase forms present broad, poster-like shapes, while the lowercase introduces more pronounced quirks in terminals and bowls, increasing the decorative flavor in running text. Numerals follow the same softened, curvy construction and maintain the font’s playful, slightly eccentric personality.