Slab Contrasted Fasa 8 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Gimbal Egyptian' by AVP, 'Artegra Slab' by Artegra, 'Vigor DT' by DTP Types, 'Fox Boating Strokes' and 'Fox Brian' by Fox7, 'Wild Bounty' by Glowtype, 'Faraon' by Latinotype, 'Fenomen Slab' by Signature Type Foundry, and 'Grifa Slab' by deFharo (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, editorial, western, poster, sturdy, friendly, retro, impact, nostalgia, stability, attention, blocky, bracketed, chunky, softened, compact.
A heavy, blocky serif with broad slab terminals and gently bracketed joins. Strokes are thick and largely even, with soft rounding in bowls and corners that keeps the texture from feeling sharp. Counters are moderately open for the weight, and the lowercase shows sturdy, compact forms with prominent serifs and short-looking extenders. Overall rhythm is dense and emphatic, producing a strong, dark typographic color in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and signage where a thick slab serif can anchor the layout and hold up against busy backgrounds. It also fits packaging and brand marks seeking a sturdy, vintage-leaning voice, and works well for short editorial callouts or section headers where impact matters more than long-form readability.
The face conveys a confident, workmanlike tone with a nostalgic, frontier-and-print-shop flavor. Its chunky slabs and rounded details read as approachable rather than severe, making it feel spirited and attention-getting without becoming aggressive.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a classic slab-serif silhouette: big slabs, compact proportions, and softened shaping to keep the weight feeling friendly. It aims for a bold, traditional display presence that remains legible and consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures.
The numerals are bold and geometric, matching the squared-off slab logic and reading well at display sizes. In the sample text, the heavy weight and compact spacing create a strong headline presence, while longer passages quickly become visually dense, suggesting a display-first role.