Sans Other Olpi 8 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, display ui, arcade, industrial, techno, retro, utilitarian, impact, modularity, tech flavor, retro display, graphic strength, angular, blocky, squared, modular, stencil-like.
A heavy, squared sans built from modular, rectilinear forms with clipped corners and occasional diagonal joins. Strokes stay consistently thick with minimal modulation, producing dense counters—often square or rectangular—and a compact internal rhythm. Uppercase and lowercase share a similarly geometric construction, with a tall lowercase presence and simplified terminals that keep edges crisp. The numerals and punctuation follow the same rigid geometry, giving the set a uniform, engineered texture in lines of text.
Best suited to display settings where strong shape and high impact are desired: headlines, posters, logos, product packaging, and attention-grabbing UI labels or game/tech-themed graphics. It can also work for short pull quotes or titles where its compact, blocky texture becomes a stylistic feature rather than a readability constraint.
The overall tone feels mechanical and game-like, evoking arcade UI, industrial labeling, and retro-tech graphics. Its angular cuts and chunky presence read as assertive and functional, with a distinctly digital, constructed personality rather than a neutral corporate voice.
The letterforms appear intended to deliver a bold, modular sans with a constructed, digital-industrial flavor, prioritizing distinctive silhouette and a cohesive grid-based system. The design emphasizes solidity and immediacy, aiming for recognizable character at large sizes and in high-contrast graphic applications.
The design leans on straight segments and right angles, and the tight apertures/counters can make dense passages feel compact and forceful. The mix of squared bowls and occasional diagonal strokes adds energy while maintaining a consistent grid-driven logic across characters.