Sans Normal Tima 11 is a bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazines, posters, branding, packaging, editorial, authoritative, dramatic, classic, formal, display impact, editorial tone, premium feel, classic revival, bracketed, flared, calligraphic, sculpted, crisp.
This typeface shows strong thick–thin modulation with sharply tapered joins and crisp stroke endings. Curves are broad and smooth, with a slightly sculpted, ink-trap-like feel where strokes transition into bowls and arms. Proportions run generously wide with ample internal counters, and the overall rhythm is steady and upright. The lowercase keeps a moderate x-height with clearly differentiated forms, while capitals feel stately and open, emphasizing wide bowls and long horizontals. Numerals appear sturdy and highly contrasted, with distinctive curved terminals and open shapes that match the letterforms’ pronounced modulation.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, pull quotes, and other editorial or marketing applications where high contrast and width can be showcased. It can work for branding and packaging that wants a classic, premium voice, and for short blocks of text where its sculpted modulation remains comfortable to read.
The overall tone is confident and editorial, pairing a refined, traditional sensibility with a punchy, high-impact presence. It reads as serious and established, with enough drama in the contrast to feel premium and attention-grabbing in display settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a modernized, high-contrast display voice with classic proportions and a polished, print-oriented finish. Its wide stance and sharply modeled strokes suggest an emphasis on impact and clarity in prominent typographic roles.
Diagonal strokes and junctions show pronounced flare and thinning, which adds sparkle at larger sizes but can create busy texture in dense passages. The wide set and open counters support clarity, while the heavy vertical emphasis gives lines of text a strong, poster-like solidity.