Sans Other Iskum 4 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, covers, playful, quirky, handmade, retro, friendly, expressiveness, handmade feel, display impact, retro flavor, wobbly, condensed, irregular, bouncy, chunky.
A condensed, heavy sans with deliberately uneven geometry and a subtly wobbled baseline. Strokes are thick and largely monolinear, with soft rounding at many terminals and occasional wedge-like cuts that make forms feel carved rather than mechanically drawn. Counters are compact and openings are tight, giving the letters a dense, poster-friendly texture. The set maintains consistent weight while allowing noticeable per-glyph quirks in width, curvature, and angle, producing a lively, hand-shaped rhythm.
Best suited to display applications where personality is an asset—posters, headlines, packaging, cover art, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for short, punchy subheads or callouts where a playful, handcrafted tone is desired, but it is less appropriate for long passages of small text.
The overall tone is playful and slightly offbeat, like hand-cut signage or a mid-century cartoon title card. Its irregularities read as friendly and informal, adding personality and motion without becoming chaotic. The font suggests a vintage, do-it-yourself charm that feels approachable and spirited.
The design appears intended to deliver strong visual punch with a deliberately handmade, irregular texture. By combining condensed proportions with chunky, simplified shapes, it aims to feel energetic and approachable while remaining bold enough for attention-grabbing display typography.
In the sample text, the dense color and condensed proportions create strong impact at display sizes, while the tight counters and bouncy alignment can reduce clarity as sizes get smaller. Numerals match the chunky, compact construction and keep a consistent, upbeat presence alongside the letters.