Slab Contrasted Tyro 13 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Plush' by Fontfabric, 'Capita' and 'Danton' by Hoftype, 'Rooney' by Jan Fromm, and 'Calicanto' by Sudtipos (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, branding, sturdy, retro, assertive, friendly, editorial, impact, retro tone, editorial strength, ruggedness, readability, blocky, bracketed, chunky, compact, ink-trap-like.
A heavy slab serif with broad proportions and strongly bracketed, rectangular serifs. Strokes are robust with noticeable (but not delicate) contrast, giving counters a slightly pinched feel in places and creating a lively texture in text. Curves are full and somewhat squarish, and terminals tend to finish with blunt, confident cuts. The lowercase shows a compact, workmanlike build with round dots and a sturdy rhythm, while the numerals are bold and highly legible with generous interior space.
Best suited for headlines, titles, and bold editorial settings where a strong typographic presence is needed. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when you want a dark, energetic texture, and it’s well matched to branding and packaging that benefits from a sturdy, traditional-meets-retro feel.
The tone is confident and durable, with a warm retro flavor that feels rooted in traditional printing. Its weight and slab structure read as dependable and emphatic, while the rounded curves keep it approachable rather than severe. Overall it projects a classic, poster-ready voice with editorial authority.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a classic slab-serif foundation, combining sturdy forms and bracketed serifs with enough contrast and shaping to stay lively in text. It aims for high visibility and a recognizable, vintage-leaning character without relying on delicate details.
In paragraph settings the dense color and pronounced slab endings create strong word shapes and a distinctive vertical rhythm. The design’s broad stance and chunky details favor impact over subtlety, making it especially noticeable at display sizes and in short blocks of copy.