Hollow Other Nibo 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Averta PE' and 'Averta Standard PE' by Intelligent Design (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, event promos, marquee, playful, retro, festive, showtime, novelty, attention, marquee style, decorative texture, retro display, rounded, soft corners, inline dots, display, decorative.
A heavy, rounded sans with soft corners and compact, friendly proportions. Each glyph is filled solid with a consistent pattern of small circular perforations that read as inline dots, giving the letterforms a cut-out, marquee-like texture. Strokes are broadly uniform, counters are generous, and terminals stay blunt and clean, keeping the silhouettes bold and legible despite the internal detailing. The overall rhythm is lively and graphic, with the dotted knockouts creating a strong surface pattern across words and lines.
Best suited to display settings where the perforated texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, storefront or wayfinding signage, packaging, and event or entertainment promotions. It can also work for short, punchy callouts or logo-like wordmarks when you want a bold silhouette with a built-in decorative treatment.
The dotted cutouts evoke theater signage and light-bulb marquees, giving the face a festive, entertainment-forward personality. It feels upbeat and attention-seeking, with a retro novelty tone that leans more fun than formal.
This design appears intended to deliver a bold, immediately readable sans base while adding novelty through repeated circular knockouts. The goal is to create a distinctive, patterned fill that suggests illuminated or punched-letter aesthetics without sacrificing the underlying letterform clarity.
Because the internal perforations are a dominant feature, the texture becomes denser at smaller sizes and more striking at headline scales. The dot pattern is consistently applied across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, producing a cohesive, patterned color in text blocks.