Slab Contrasted Vuri 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, poster, collegiate, rustic, confident, impact, heritage, ruggedness, clarity, bracketed, blocky, ink-trap, high-ink, compact.
A heavy, block-driven slab serif with broad proportions and pronounced, bracketed slabs that read like carved or stamped forms. Strokes are predominantly monolinear with subtle internal modulation, and many joins show small notches/ink-trap-like cut-ins that sharpen corners and help counters stay open at bold sizes. The lowercase is sturdy and compact, with single-storey a and g, large bowls, and short, thick terminals that keep the silhouette dense. Numerals are equally weighty and geometric, matching the uppercase in visual mass and spacing rhythm.
Best suited to display work where impact is essential—headlines, posters, storefront or wayfinding signage, and bold packaging labels. It can also function well for short subheads or pull quotes when a rugged, vintage-forward voice is desired, but its dense texture suggests keeping longer text to larger sizes and generous line spacing.
The overall tone feels frontier and workwear-inspired, with a strong, no-nonsense presence that leans toward vintage Americana. Its chunky slabs and crisp notches give it a rugged, stamped signboard energy, while the wide stance adds a friendly, approachable confidence.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum punch with a classic slab-serif backbone, combining wide, blocky proportions with small corner cut-ins to preserve clarity at very heavy weights. Its consistent, sturdy construction suggests an intention toward branding and display settings that need a bold, dependable, heritage-leaning feel.
The design maintains consistent weight and serif treatment across cases, producing a solid, uniform color in text while still showing distinctive display character. The angular cut-ins around some intersections add a slightly technical, engineered edge that prevents the shapes from feeling overly soft at this weight.