Groovy Atda 10 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, event flyers, headlines, packaging, playful, retro, cheeky, bubbly, cartoonish, expressiveness, retro appeal, high impact, whimsy, blobby, rounded, soft, chunky, inky.
A heavy, blobby display face built from soft, inflated strokes and rounded terminals. Letterforms feel hand-shaped and organic, with subtly uneven contours and bulb-like joints that create a wavy rhythm across words. Counters are small and often teardrop or oval, and the overall silhouettes stay compact and massy, emphasizing solid black shape over interior detail. Numerals and lowercase follow the same puffy construction, keeping a consistent, lumpy texture throughout.
Best suited to short, bold statements where personality matters most—posters, music and festival collateral, retro-themed headlines, expressive packaging, and playful branding moments. It can also work for punchy pull quotes or title cards, where its chunky silhouettes can carry the composition without additional ornamentation.
The font projects a lighthearted, nostalgic energy with a distinctly groovy, poster-like attitude. Its bouncy shapes and slightly irregular flow read as fun and humorous, leaning into a carefree, psychedelic-era sensibility rather than formality or precision.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum character through soft, swollen forms and a deliberately uneven, hand-drawn feel. It prioritizes a fun, throwback display voice—evoking 60s–70s-inspired exuberance—over neutrality and text-driven readability.
Because the counters are tight and the strokes are extremely full, the face gains strong impact at larger sizes while fine interior openings can close up visually when reduced. The texture becomes especially distinctive in longer lines, where the irregular swelling and tapering creates a lively, hand-molded cadence.