Slab Contrasted Gitu 14 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, sporty, assertive, retro, energetic, tough, impact, movement, ruggedness, display emphasis, athletic tone, angular, blocky, wedge-serif, ink-trap-like, compact.
A very heavy, right-leaning display face with slab-like, wedge-cut terminals and sharply chamfered corners. Strokes are predominantly straight and planar, producing a blocky silhouette with occasional diagonal cuts that create notched joins and ink-trap-like openings. Counters are relatively tight, and the bold weight emphasizes a compact, muscular rhythm across words. The numerals match the letterforms’ mass and slanted stance, with similarly clipped edges and sturdy, geometric construction.
Best suited to headlines and short display copy where its heavy mass and slanted momentum can read clearly. It works particularly well for sports branding, event promotions, bold packaging callouts, and attention-grabbing signage where a tough, retro-energized voice is desired.
The overall tone is forceful and kinetic, reading as confident and high-impact. Its oblique slant and hard-edged detailing evoke retro athletic and industrial signage cues, giving it a competitive, action-forward feel.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through weight, slant, and chiseled slab terminals, balancing a sturdy, sign-like structure with energetic oblique movement. The angular cut-ins and tight counters suggest an emphasis on bold texture and strong word shapes at display sizes.
The face keeps a consistent angular vocabulary across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, with pronounced wedge cuts on ends and at key intersections that add texture in large sizes. In longer lines of text, the density and tight counters create a strong black presence and a distinctly graphic word shape.