Slab Contrasted Gisa 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, sporty, retro, punchy, assertive, playful, impact, momentum, brand stamp, retro display, athletic feel, slabbed, blocky, oblique, ink-trap, high-impact.
A heavy, forward-slanted slab serif with compact counters and strongly bracketed, block-like terminals. The letterforms are wide and low-contrast in feel, with thick, rectangular slabs that read almost like cut-in wedges at joins and corners. Many glyphs show small notches and internal cutouts at stroke intersections, giving a slightly carved, mechanical texture and helping keep counters open at display sizes. The rhythm is dense and energetic, with sturdy verticals, rounded bowls, and a consistent right-leaning emphasis across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for short, high-impact applications such as headlines, posters, sports and event branding, logo wordmarks, and punchy packaging callouts. It can work for brief subheads or badges when set with extra spacing, but its dense color makes it less appropriate for long-form reading.
The tone is loud and energetic, combining a classic athletic/advertising boldness with a quirky, slightly playful edge from the cut-in details. It feels retro-leaning and attention-seeking, suited to messaging that wants speed, power, or showmanship rather than subtlety.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a dynamic, forward-leaning stance, while the carved notches and slabbed structure add a distinctive signature for branding. It balances sturdy, billboard-like construction with enough internal detailing to stay recognizable across repeated use.
The distinctive internal nicks and wedge-like joints create a recognizable texture in running text, but the overall darkness and tight interior spaces suggest it will be most effective when given generous tracking and line spacing. Numerals match the letters in weight and slant, maintaining the same chunky slab language for cohesive headline setting.