Sans Faceted Defy 5 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, sports branding, industrial, sporty, playful, retro, impactful, high impact, geometric styling, rugged tone, display focus, angular, blocky, chamfered, compact, faceted.
A heavy, all-caps-friendly sans with sharp, planar facet cuts replacing most curves. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal modulation, and corners are aggressively chamfered, creating octagonal counters and clipped terminals throughout. The drawing is compact and upright, with a tall lowercase presence and short extenders; apertures tend to be tight, and many bowls read as angular blocks rather than rounded forms. Overall rhythm is punchy and slightly irregular in silhouette due to the repeated beveled cuts and varied interior shapes.
Best suited to display settings where bold, geometric texture is an advantage: posters, headlines, apparel graphics, and logo lockups. It can work well for packaging and labels that want a rugged, industrial or sporty voice, and for short bursts of text where the faceted forms read as a deliberate stylistic signature.
The faceted construction gives the face a rugged, machined personality that feels sporty and poster-driven. Its angular geometry suggests toughness and energy, while the chunky proportions keep it approachable and a bit arcade-like in tone.
The design appears intended to translate a stencil/placard sensibility into a clean sans by systematically converting curves into beveled planes. The goal is high impact and instant recognizability, with a consistent faceted language that holds together across letters and numerals.
The numerals and round letters (O, Q, 0, 8, 9) emphasize the octagonal motif especially strongly, and the font maintains a consistent visual system of clipped corners across both cases. In longer lines the dense counters and heavy color create a strong texture, so spacing and line length will noticeably influence readability.