Slab Contrasted Lyga 10 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, branding, industrial, retro, assertive, sturdy, utilitarian, impact, durability, heritage, space-saving, display, blocky, square-shouldered, mechanical, angular, compact.
A compact, block-built slab serif with squared proportions and crisp, right-angled terminals. Strokes are heavy and largely monolinear in feel, with subtle contrast showing up in joins and the relationship between stems and slabs. Counters are tight and often rectangular, and many curves are treated as chamfered or squarish arcs rather than fully round bowls. The overall rhythm is dense and vertical, with sturdy slabs and short brackets creating a punched, poster-ready texture.
Best suited for display settings where strong structure and compact width help text stay impactful in limited space—headlines, posters, labels, and signage. It can also work for brand marks and short UI labels where a firm, industrial voice is desired, though the tight counters favor larger sizes.
The tone reads tough and workmanlike, combining a vintage print-shop energy with an engineered, industrial directness. Its rigid geometry and compact spacing give it an authoritative, no-nonsense voice that feels at home in heritage and utility contexts.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch and legibility through stout slabs, compact forms, and squared counters, echoing vintage wood-type and industrial lettering. Its consistent geometry prioritizes a disciplined, engineered look that holds up in bold, high-contrast applications.
Uppercase forms lean toward squared, sign-painting/wood-type silhouettes, while lowercase maintains the same architectural logic, keeping bowls and shoulders tight and angular. Numerals are equally blocky and highly uniform, reinforcing the font’s strong, mechanical cadence.