Sans Contrasted Tigu 3 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, art deco, theatrical, retro, monumental, noir, display impact, vintage evoke, vertical emphasis, signage style, title clarity, condensed, flared terminals, vertical stress, rounded shoulders, pinched joins.
A condensed display sans with pronounced vertical rhythm and clear stroke modulation: heavy, straight stems contrast with thinner curves and cross-strokes. Many glyphs show subtly flared or tapered terminals and pinched transitions where curves meet stems, giving counters a tall, column-like feel. Rounds (O, C, G, 0) are narrow and upright with compact sidebearings, while joins in letters like m, n, and w form arched shoulders that read as softly rounded rather than geometric. Numerals share the same condensed, high-contrast construction, keeping a consistent texture across mixed text.
This font is best suited to display applications such as posters, headlines, title treatments, and identity work where a condensed, high-impact voice is useful. It can also work for signage and packaging that benefits from a retro-modern, architectural look, while extended body text may feel visually dense due to the narrow proportions and strong contrast.
The overall tone is dramatic and stylized, evoking vintage signage and early modernist display lettering. Its tall proportions and sharpened transitions create a confident, slightly theatrical voice that can feel noir, metropolitan, and era-referential without becoming ornate.
The design appears intended as a condensed statement sans that borrows from Art Deco and vintage display traditions while staying clean and largely unadorned. Its contrast and flared terminals aim to add personality and period flavor without relying on serifs or decorative flourishes.
In the sample text, the tight width and strong vertical emphasis create a dense, poster-like color, especially in longer lines. The distinctive terminal shaping and contrast are most noticeable at larger sizes, where the tapered details and pinched joins become part of the character.