Sans Contrasted Kibe 17 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, branding, packaging, futuristic, retro, techy, experimental, playful, distinctive texture, sci-fi tone, display impact, graphic branding, geometric, modular, stencil-like, ink-trap, cutout.
A geometric, display-oriented sans with heavy, rounded forms interrupted by thin horizontal cut-ins that read like stencil bridges or bands of negative space. Many glyphs mix monolinear verticals with abrupt, high-contrast transitions into broad bowls, creating a rhythmic pattern of solid black masses and crisp internal gaps. Counters are often simplified into ovals or slots, terminals tend to be blunt, and several joins show sculpted notches that resemble ink-trap detailing. Proportions skew broad and stable, with a tall lowercase presence and compact apertures that keep the texture dense even at larger sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, event posters, album/film titles, and brand marks where the striped counter motif can be a recognizable asset. It can also work for packaging, tech-themed campaigns, and editorial display use, especially at medium to large sizes where the internal cutouts stay clear.
The overall tone feels futuristic and slightly retro at once, evoking sci‑fi titling and 1970s/80s techno graphics. The sliced counters add a kinetic, engineered character that reads as experimental and attention-grabbing rather than neutral. It comes across as confident and playful, with a strong poster voice.
The design appears intended to create a strong, immediately identifiable display sans by combining geometric, wide forms with deliberate internal slicing and sculpted joins. The goal seems to be a bold graphic texture and a futuristic/retro-tech flavor that stands out in branding and titling contexts.
The repeated horizontal cut motif becomes a defining visual signature across rounds (e.g., C/G/O/e and numerals), producing a distinctive stripe effect in words. Some letters adopt highly stylized constructions (notably K, M, W, X), which increases personality but can reduce conventional letterform cues in long passages.