Outline Vave 2 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logotypes, packaging, victorian, circus, western, playful, vintage, showcard style, retro display, dimensional effect, ornamental impact, inline, slab serif, decorative, layered, shadowed.
A decorative serif with slab-like terminals and an inline treatment that creates a hollowed, layered look inside otherwise heavy strokes. Letterforms are fairly broad with steady, low-contrast construction and crisp, squared serifs, while the inner cut-lines are consistently offset to suggest depth and dimensionality. Curves are robust and rounded, counters stay open, and overall spacing feels sturdy and poster-ready rather than delicate or text-oriented.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, storefront or event signage, packaging titles, and logo wordmarks where the inline detailing can be appreciated at larger sizes. It can also work for short pull quotes or labels, but the interior cut-lines may clutter at small sizes or in dense paragraphs.
The inline and cut-out detailing gives the face a showcard, circus-poster energy with a strong vintage flavor. It reads as confident and theatrical, leaning toward a nostalgic, Americana/turn-of-the-century display mood rather than modern minimalism.
The design appears intended to evoke vintage show typography by combining sturdy slab-serifs with a hollowed inline that suggests dimensionality and hand-crafted signage. The overall construction prioritizes impact and personality, aiming for strong shelf and billboard presence.
The numerals and capitals carry the most dramatic presence, with the internal linework creating a pseudo-shadow/engraved effect that remains consistent across straight and curved strokes. Some glyphs feature ornamental quirks (notably in lowercases with curled terminals), reinforcing its role as a characterful display design.