Slab Square Lysa 1 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, sports, retro, playful, bold, sporty, punchy, attention, retro flavor, signage, logo style, impact, slab-serif, rounded slabs, ink traps, soft corners, bouncy rhythm.
A heavy, forward-leaning slab-serif with wide, compact shapes and pronounced contrast created by cut-in counters and internal notches. Strokes end in flat, blocky slabs that are softened by rounded corners, giving the letterforms a chunky, molded look. Several glyphs show deliberate interior cutouts and scooped joins that create a lively rhythm and a slightly stencil-like, segmented feel without breaking the overall solidity. The texture is dense and dark, with tight apertures and simplified curves that read as robust silhouettes at display sizes.
Best suited for display applications where its dark, sculpted shapes can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, and attention-grabbing labels. It can also work for sporty or retro-styled campaigns and merch, especially when set with generous tracking or in short phrases to preserve clarity.
The overall tone feels retro and energetic, with a friendly toughness that recalls mid-century signage and sporty headline lettering. Its exaggerated weight and slanted stance add motion and confidence, while the rounded slabs keep it approachable rather than severe.
Designed to deliver maximum impact with a distinctive, stylized slab-serif build, combining a bold silhouette with decorative internal shaping to create a memorable, vintage-leaning display voice.
The distinctive internal scoops and notches are a defining motif, producing a patterned sparkle across words and giving repeated shapes (like bowls and shoulders) a consistent, branded character. Numerals follow the same chunky, slanted construction, supporting cohesive titling and numbering in the same voice.