Slab Contrasted Dyse 3 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, signage, retro, playful, sturdy, friendly, poster-like, impact, warmth, nostalgia, readability, display, soft slabs, rounded terminals, bracketed serifs, bulbous, chunky.
A heavy, wide slab serif with compact counters and strongly bracketed, softened serifs that read almost like rounded feet. Strokes show noticeable but controlled contrast, with thick verticals and slightly lighter connecting strokes, while curves are broad and full, giving the letters a cushioned, bulbous texture. The lowercase maintains a steady rhythm with a fairly even color in text, helped by generous width and large joins, and the numerals match the same rounded, weighty construction for a consistent set.
Best suited to display roles such as posters, headlines, signage, and packaging where its wide proportions and strong slabs can carry impact at a glance. It can also work for short editorial callouts or playful branding systems when set with ample spacing to keep the dense interior shapes open.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, mixing classic slab-serif authority with a warm, slightly quirky softness. Its chunky silhouettes and rounded slab details give it a nostalgic, headline-friendly character that feels more convivial than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver high-impact slab-serif readability with a softened, retro-leaning friendliness. Its broad stance, rounded slab details, and consistent weight across letters suggest a focus on attention-grabbing display typography that still feels sturdy and dependable.
Serifs and terminals are consistently softened, producing a smooth, stamped look rather than a sharp engraved one. In dense settings the compact counters and heavy weight create strong texture, so it benefits from comfortable tracking and line spacing when used for longer passages.