Slab Contrasted Vumo 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, signage, western, vintage, confident, playful, sturdy, display impact, vintage reference, brand voice, poster style, bracketed, blocky, rounded, soft corners, compact counters.
A heavy, slab-serif design with broad proportions, prominent bracketed serifs, and rounded joins that soften the otherwise blocky silhouettes. Stroke endings are square and weighty, with noticeable but controlled contrast between thick stems and thinner internal curves and connections. Counters are relatively tight, giving the forms a dense, poster-forward color, while lettershapes stay upright and stable with a consistent, rhythmic serif treatment across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to headlines, posters, signage, and branding where a dense, attention-grabbing texture is desirable. It also fits packaging and editorial display settings that want a vintage or Western-inflected voice, especially at medium to large sizes where the heavy slabs and rounded details can be appreciated.
The overall tone feels bold and showmanlike, evoking classic display lettering associated with poster wood type and old-style advertising. Its friendly rounding keeps it from feeling harsh, lending a slightly playful, nostalgic character while still projecting strength and certainty.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display slab that borrows from traditional poster and wood-type aesthetics, balancing rugged presence with approachable rounding. Its goal is to deliver strong recognition and a distinctive, nostalgic flavor in short-form typography.
The lowercase shows a sturdy, workmanlike construction with short extenders and robust terminals that hold up at large sizes. Numerals follow the same chunky, bracketed slab logic, creating a cohesive texture in headlines and short numeric callouts.