Serif Other Yiko 1 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, art deco, stencil, industrial, dramatic, retro, display impact, deco revival, stencil texture, graphic identity, poster style, geometric, modular, segmented, high-impact, angular.
A geometric, modular serif display face built from heavy, simplified strokes and large curved bowls, repeatedly interrupted by sharp triangular notches and cut-ins. The design reads as semi-stencil in places, with deliberate gaps through counters and joins that create a faceted, poster-like texture. Letterforms are broad and stable, with squared terminals and occasional pointed wedge details that suggest stylized serifs rather than traditional bracketed finishing. Curves are clean and circular, while diagonals (notably in V/W/X/Y and Z) are handled with bold, planar cuts that emphasize the constructed, mechanical feel.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, and brand marks where its segmented geometry can be appreciated. It can also work for packaging and signage that benefits from a bold, high-contrast silhouette against simple backgrounds. For longer passages, it’s most effective as a short-callout or title style rather than continuous reading text.
The overall tone is bold and theatrical, combining Deco-era geometry with a utilitarian stencil attitude. The repeated cutouts add tension and rhythm, giving the face a crafted, graphic personality that feels simultaneously vintage and industrial. It communicates confidence and spectacle, with a slightly mysterious, coded look created by the internal breaks.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic serif structure through a geometric, cut-paper or stencil-like construction, prioritizing graphic impact and a distinctive internal rhythm over conventional readability at small sizes. Its consistent use of notches and wedges suggests an aim to create a recognizable signature texture for branding and large-format typography.
In text, the frequent interior cutouts become a strong patterning device, so the face performs best when it can breathe—larger sizes, short lines, and generous tracking. The numerals and rounded letters (O/Q/0/9) reinforce the circular geometry, while the sharp triangular incisions keep the texture lively and unmistakably decorative.