Groovy Obho 3 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, headlines, branding, packaging, psychedelic, groovy, playful, retro, theatrical, retro display, expressive lettering, high impact, period flavor, swashy, bouncy, curvy, chunky, quirky.
A condensed, right-leaning display face with exaggerated thick–thin modulation and soft, blobby terminals. Strokes feel brush-like and elastic, with curved entry/exit gestures and occasional spur-like notches that create a cut-in, stencil-ish rhythm. Counters are small and sometimes pinched, while rounded forms (O, Q, 8, 9) alternate between heavy bowls and thin connecting strokes, giving the alphabet a lively, uneven cadence. The overall silhouette reads compact and tall, with frequent swoops on capitals and distinctive, sculpted joins on letters like M, N, W, and U.
Best suited to display settings where its sculpted contrast and groovy movement can read large—posters, event promotions, album/playlist artwork, boutique branding, packaging, and short headlines. It works well for single words or punchy phrases, and pairs best with a restrained text face to keep layouts from feeling overly busy.
The tone is unmistakably retro and psychedelic, evoking 60s–70s poster lettering and playful studio signage. Its energetic contrast and animated curves give it a theatrical, mischievous voice that feels more expressive than neutral, emphasizing mood and personality over strict regularity.
The design appears intended as a personality-forward display font that translates psychedelic, hand-lettered poster energy into a consistent alphabet. Its condensed proportions and dramatic modulation suggest a goal of maximizing impact in limited horizontal space while maintaining a lively, rhythmic texture.
In continuous text the strong contrast and narrow set create dense, high-impact word shapes, while the idiosyncratic terminals and cut-ins add sparkle but can become visually busy at small sizes. Numerals echo the same swooping, sculpted logic, maintaining a consistent display character across letters and figures.