Slab Contrasted Mipa 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logos, packaging, western, industrial, poster-ready, retro, impact, nostalgia, sturdiness, blocky, bracketed, squared, sturdy, punchy.
A compact, heavy slab serif with squared shoulders, short bracketed slabs, and strong vertical emphasis. Stems are thick and confident, with relatively tight counters and a slightly condensed feel that keeps words dense and emphatic. Curves (such as in C, G, O, and S) are rounded but constrained by the overall blocky construction, while joins and terminals resolve into crisp, rectangular forms. The lowercase is sturdy and straightforward, with simple single-storey forms and firm feet; numerals match the same robust, poster-weight rhythm.
Well suited for headlines, posters, signage, and branding where a sturdy slab-serif presence is needed. It also fits packaging and label-style applications that benefit from a condensed, high-impact word shape, and can work for short subheads or callouts when set with ample leading.
The overall tone feels rugged and workmanlike, with a clear nod to vintage signage and western/railroad-era display typography. Its compact weight and squared slab detailing give it an assertive, no-nonsense voice that reads as practical, bold, and slightly nostalgic.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact slab-serif voice reminiscent of traditional display letterforms used in signage and printed ephemera. Its simplified geometry and consistent, blocky detailing prioritize clarity and punch at larger sizes.
The typeface maintains consistent slab treatment across capitals, lowercase, and figures, creating a unified, stamped-sign look. Dense spacing and heavy color make it most effective where impact is prioritized over delicacy, especially in short bursts of text.