Serif Other Bise 10 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, album covers, playful, retro, whimsical, quirky, cheerful, attention, personality, nostalgia, display impact, soft serifs, blobby, flared, rounded, inky.
A decorative serif with chunky, rounded forms and soft, flared terminals that read as serifs without becoming slabby. The silhouettes feel slightly "melty" or ink-trap-like, with occasional teardrop-shaped counters and cut-ins that add internal contrast and a hand-pressed texture. Strokes are thick and sculpted, with noticeable modulation and irregular, lively edges; curves are generously rounded while joins stay blunt and sturdy. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating an animated rhythm that favors display sizes over dense text settings.
Best suited for headlines, posters, packaging, and branding where the letterforms can be shown large enough for the interior cut-ins and sculpted terminals to read clearly. It works especially well for playful cultural events, retro-inspired graphics, and short editorial callouts that benefit from a bold, attention-grabbing voice.
The font conveys a quirky, retro playfulness—part carnival poster, part mid-century novelty display. Its bouncy proportions and expressive cut-ins give it a friendly, humorous tone that feels handcrafted and characterful rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended to deliver a highly recognizable display voice by combining traditional serif cues with inflated, cartoon-like massing and decorative interior carving. Its deliberate irregularities and animated rhythm suggest an emphasis on personality, memorability, and visual impact in titles and logos rather than long-form readability.
The uppercase shows strong, iconic silhouettes with prominent interior notches and asymmetrical details that become part of the font’s signature. Lowercase and numerals maintain the same softened, sculpted logic, with distinctive shapes that prioritize personality and differentiation over neutrality.