Slab Contrasted Vuvi 9 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, editorial, assertive, classic, collegiate, industrial, impact, heritage, readability, personality, slab serif, bracketed serifs, ball terminals, ink-trap feel, headline weight.
A heavy slab-serif with strong vertical stress and visibly bracketed, blocky serifs. Strokes show clear contrast, with stout stems and comparatively thinner joins and curves, producing crisp inner counters and a punchy silhouette. Terminals are mostly square and authoritative, while several lowercase forms introduce rounded, ball-like terminals and soft notches that add texture. Proportions are broad and steady, with a sturdy baseline presence and compact apertures that keep letters dense at text sizes. Numerals are robust and old-style in spirit, matching the weight and slab structure of the alphabet.
Best suited to headlines, display copy, and short blocks of text where weight and contrast can do the work—magazine titles, posters, labels, and brand wordmarks. It can also support editorial pull quotes and section headers where a sturdy, traditional slab voice is desired.
The overall tone is bold and commanding, with a traditional, print-forward character. It evokes vintage editorial typography and collegiate/heritage signage, balancing seriousness with a slightly quirky warmth from the rounded lowercase terminals.
Designed to deliver a high-impact slab-serif presence with classic print cues, pairing strong serifs and contrast for authority while adding subtle rounded details to keep the texture lively and distinctive.
The face maintains a consistent slab rhythm across uppercase and lowercase, but the lowercase adds more personality through rounded terminals and distinctive joins. The combination of tight counters and pronounced serifs favors clear, high-impact reading when set with adequate spacing.