Hollow Other Illo 11 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, event promo, playful, quirky, handmade, retro, comic, display impact, textured novelty, playful branding, craft aesthetic, rounded, blobby, speckled, stencil-like, high-impact.
A chunky, rounded display face with soft corners and an overall blobby silhouette. Each glyph is built from thick, black shapes that are punctured by many irregular internal voids, producing a hollowed, speckled texture across the strokes. Counters are generally generous and circular, terminals are bulbous, and the baseline feel is steady despite the organic, uneven interior cutouts. Spacing reads slightly loose in text, with simple, sturdy letter construction designed for impact rather than fine detail.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, titles, packaging callouts, event promotions, and playful branding. It also works well for children’s-oriented or novelty applications where texture and character are more important than continuous readability.
The dense black forms and whimsical cutout pattern give the type a playful, offbeat personality that feels crafty and fun. Its texture suggests a decorative, tactile surface—like confetti, foam, or carved stamp marks—adding energy and informality to headlines.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display font that combines friendly rounded shapes with decorative interior cutouts to create a memorable, textured word image. The emphasis is on personality and visual patterning rather than neutral text setting.
The internal knockouts vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively rhythm and a distinctive “pocked” surface that becomes part of the letter identity. The font remains highly graphic at larger sizes, while the busy interior texture can visually fill in at small sizes or in long passages.