Sans Contrasted Jano 1 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, product ui, packaging, futuristic, tech, industrial, sporty, assertive, display impact, tech branding, sci-fi tone, strong silhouette, modern geometry, rounded corners, extended, geometric, streamlined, stencil-like.
A streamlined sans with extended proportions, squared counters, and consistently rounded corners. Strokes show clear thickness shifts between verticals and horizontals, with broad, flat terminals and a generally modular, rectilinear construction. Curves are tightened into rounded-rectangle shapes (notably in O/C/G and the bowls of B/P/R), while diagonals (K/V/W/X/Y) are crisp and angular. Letterspacing reads even, and the forms feel engineered for strong silhouette recognition at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and brand marks where width and strong contrast can carry impact. It also fits product and technology contexts—such as interface titling, hardware/software branding, and packaging—where a clean, engineered look is desirable. For long-form text, it will read most comfortably at larger sizes due to its distinctive, display-forward construction.
The overall tone is futuristic and machine-made, evoking technical interfaces and performance branding. Its crisp geometry and cut-in joins give it an assertive, confident voice that feels contemporary and slightly sci‑fi without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, high-impact sans optimized for display: wide stance, sharp geometry, and rounded corners that keep the tone sleek rather than harsh. The stroke modulation and squared counters suggest a deliberate, technical style aimed at contemporary branding and sci‑fi/industrial themes.
Several glyphs emphasize horizontal “platform” strokes and inset joins, creating a subtle stencil/slot effect in places (especially in S and some lowercase forms). Numerals follow the same rounded-rect geometry, with an especially wide, track-like feel that reinforces the font’s engineered aesthetic.