Slab Contrasted Miso 8 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Durango Western' by Sharkshock (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, sports branding, western, industrial, poster, retro, assertive, impact, compression, poster utility, vintage display, sturdy branding, slab serif, condensed, high impact, blocky, bracketless.
A condensed slab-serif with tall, compact proportions and an emphatic, ink-trap-free silhouette. Strokes are heavy and predominantly vertical, with clear contrast between the main stems and the short, rectangular slabs. Serifs read as blunt, mostly unbracketed blocks that lock into a tight rhythm, while counters are narrow and vertically oriented, giving the face a columnar texture in text. Curves are restrained and squared-off in feeling, and terminals tend to end in flat cuts that reinforce the font’s sturdy, poster-ready structure.
Best suited to display sizes where its tight width and heavy slabs can deliver maximum impact—posters, headlines, storefront or wayfinding signage, and bold packaging panels. It can also work for short subheads or branding marks where a compact footprint is needed without sacrificing weight and presence.
The overall tone is bold and declarative, with a vintage display flavor that nods to wood-type and traditional poster lettering. Its compressed width and chunky slabs create a no-nonsense, attention-grabbing voice suited to loud headlines and signage. The texture feels rugged and workmanlike rather than delicate or refined.
The design appears intended to compress a strong slab-serif voice into a narrow footprint, prioritizing legibility at large sizes and a confident, vintage-leaning display character. Its simplified, block-like serifs and sturdy stems suggest a goal of durability and visual punch in attention-driven layouts.
In the samples, the condensed spacing and tall ascenders/descenders create strong vertical momentum, while the heavy slabs add a distinct horizontal beat at the baseline and cap line. Numerals and caps maintain the same blocky, upright stance, supporting a consistent, commanding rhythm across mixed-case settings.