Sans Other Banal 1 is a regular weight, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, branding, ui display, futuristic, tech, space-age, industrial, playful, distinctive display, tech aesthetic, modular system, stencil effect, rounded, modular, segmented, stencil-like, geometric.
A rounded, geometric sans built from monoline strokes with soft terminals and frequent breaks that create a segmented, stencil-like construction. Curves are generous and almost circular, while straight strokes stay clean and consistent, producing a modular rhythm across the alphabet. Many counters are opened or interrupted, and several joins are simplified into short bars and arcs, giving letters a constructed, piecewise feel. Spacing and proportions lean open and roomy, supporting clear shapes even with the intentional gaps.
Best suited for headlines, short statements, and brand marks where its segmented construction can read as a deliberate visual signature. It works well for technology, sci‑fi, gaming, and product/packaging contexts, and can also serve as a UI/display face for labels or feature callouts when set with comfortable tracking.
The segmented forms and smooth corners convey a futuristic, instrument-panel tone—clean, engineered, and slightly playful. Its cut-in strokes suggest motion and digital interfaces, balancing a technical voice with approachable roundness.
The font appears designed to reinterpret a neutral sans into a contemporary, modular system by introducing controlled breaks and rounded geometry. The aim is to keep overall letterforms familiar while adding a distinctive, futuristic stencil motif that stands out in display settings.
The design relies on distinctive interruptions in key strokes (notably in rounded letters) as a defining motif, which boosts personality but makes long passages feel more display-oriented than purely utilitarian. Numerals and capitals follow the same modular logic, keeping a cohesive, system-like appearance across mixed alphanumerics.