Hollow Other Wovo 1 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, album covers, retro, tech, industrial, glitchy, marquee, texture, attention, motion, branding, striped, stencil-like, cutout, rounded, display.
A heavy display face built from chunky, rounded letterforms that are repeatedly segmented by horizontal cut-out bands. Strokes read as solid slabs interrupted by evenly spaced stripes, creating a strong black/white rhythm and a distinctly “hollowed” interior behavior without becoming fully outlined. Curves (C, G, O, S) are broad and smooth, while joins and terminals often flatten into squared, poster-like shapes; counters are generous but frequently broken by the striping. Overall spacing and proportions lean expansive, with a compact, muscular silhouette that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short, prominent text where the striped cutouts can remain distinct—headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging callouts, and entertainment or event graphics. It can also work for large-format wayfinding or themed signage where a retro-tech texture is desired.
The repeated horizontal knockouts give the font a retro-futurist, machinery-and-scanline mood—part vintage marquee signage, part digital interference. It feels energetic and attention-grabbing, with a slightly disruptive texture that reads as engineered rather than handwritten.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold display voice while adding built-in texture through systematic horizontal knockouts. The goal is to create instant recognition and a sense of motion/scanlines, turning simple geometric letterforms into a graphic element.
The striping pattern is the primary identity: it creates motion and optical vibration, especially in longer lines of text. In dense settings or at small sizes, the internal bands may visually merge, so the design’s texture is best appreciated when given room and size.