Solid Boby 11 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, logotypes, packaging, album art, titles, industrial, techno, experimental, retro, graphic texture, futuristic branding, signage feel, experimental display, geometric, octagonal, stencil-like, angular, monolinear.
A geometric, angular display face built from thin, mostly monoline strokes and frequent chamfered corners. Many curves are resolved into octagonal or faceted shapes, and several letters incorporate solid, column-like fills that collapse counters and create a strong black accent within otherwise light construction. Proportions are tall and condensed with tight apertures, a short x-height in the lowercase, and occasional asymmetries and quirky terminals that contribute to an intentionally irregular rhythm.
Best suited to display sizes where its chamfered geometry and filled-in interior treatment can be appreciated—posters, title cards, logotypes, packaging, and editorial pull quotes. It can work in short lines of text for stylistic effect, but the collapsed openings and alternating solid areas make it more effective as an accent face than for long-form reading.
The overall tone feels mechanical and experimental, with a retro-futurist flavor reminiscent of labeling, instrumentation, and constructed signage. The alternating light strokes and sudden solid blocks add a punchy, slightly cryptic character that reads as designed and nontraditional rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to explore a constructed, polygonal alphabet where conventional bowls and counters are selectively replaced by solid insets, creating a strong, graphic pattern. It prioritizes visual texture and a techno-industrial identity over traditional readability, aiming for a distinctive, branded look.
Legibility is highly style-driven: open, linear letters sit alongside filled, counterless forms (notably in rounded letters), producing a distinctive texture in text settings. The faceted joins and straightened bowls create a consistent polygonal motif, while the mixed treatment of counters becomes a defining signature for headings and short statements.