Slab Contrasted Jepa 2 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, wordmarks, packaging, signage, industrial, art deco, mechanical, assertive, retro, compact impact, architectural feel, vintage display, poster utility, brand stamp, condensed, vertical, slabbed, angular, monolinear slabs.
A tightly condensed display face built on tall, vertical proportions and crisp rectangular construction. Stems are strong and dark, with noticeable contrast against thinner interior strokes and sharp, square terminals. Serifs read as blocky slabs that often feel integrated into the stem as short horizontal ledges, reinforcing a rigid, engineered rhythm. Counters are narrow and elongated, joins are abrupt rather than fluid, and curves (as in C, G, S) are constrained into squarish arcs. The numerals follow the same narrow, towering proportions with sturdy bases and minimal curvature.
Best suited to display contexts such as posters, headlines, and title treatments where its narrow footprint and strong vertical presence can be used to stack lines and create bold typographic blocks. It can also work for branding, packaging labels, and signage where an industrial or vintage-architectural tone is desired.
The overall tone is disciplined and architectural, with a distinctly retro, machine-age flavor. Its compressed verticality and hard edges create an authoritative, poster-like voice that can feel both industrial and art-deco adjacent, lending drama without ornament.
The design appears intended as a compact, high-impact display serif that maximizes darkness and height while maintaining a strict, rectilinear construction. Its slabbed terminals and controlled curves suggest a focus on engineered clarity and period-evocative character rather than continuous reading comfort.
In text settings the dense spacing and tall caps create a strong vertical texture; the thin internal strokes and tight counters can fill in at smaller sizes, so the design reads most clearly when given room and scale. The low-curve, high-structure drawing keeps word shapes uniform and emphatic, favoring impact over softness.