Sans Other Damas 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, children’s media, playful, quirky, retro, cartoon, novelty, display, informal, chunky, bouncy, rounded, irregular, hand-drawn.
A compact, heavy sans with softly rounded bowls and subtly tapered, wedge-like terminals that give the strokes a cut-paper feel. Letterforms show intentional irregularity in curvature and width, creating a lively rhythm rather than strict geometric consistency. Counters are generally open and round, with simplified constructions in forms like S and G and a single-storey look to several lowercase shapes. Figures are bold and friendly, with noticeable asymmetry and varied widths that read well at display sizes.
Well suited for headlines, posters, and short phrases where a playful voice is desired. It can work effectively for packaging, branding marks, and event graphics that benefit from a retro-cartoon or novelty-sign look. For longer passages, it’s most comfortable at larger sizes where the lively irregularities read as charm rather than distraction.
The overall tone is cheerful and mischievous, evoking mid-century cartoon titling and novelty signage. Its uneven, bouncy forms feel informal and energetic, projecting a lighthearted, approachable personality rather than a corporate or technical voice.
The design appears intended as a characterful display sans that combines bold, rounded forms with purposeful wobble and tapered terminals to create a lively, hand-drawn sensibility. Its construction prioritizes visual personality and rhythmic bounce over strict modularity, aiming for immediate, friendly impact.
Uppercase and lowercase share a unified chunky texture, while the lowercase includes distinctive, idiosyncratic details (notably in g, a, and t) that enhance the hand-made impression. The in-text sample shows strong color and presence, though the quirky spacing and irregular silhouettes suggest it is best used where character is more important than strict neutrality.