Sans Other Kegem 8 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, headlines, children’s, playful, quirky, friendly, hand-drawn, casual, add personality, humanize tone, casual display, friendly branding, asymmetric, wobbly, rounded, soft-cornered, bouncy.
A quirky sans with subtly irregular stroke behavior and gently wobbled contours that create a hand-drawn, human rhythm. Forms are mostly open and rounded, with soft corners and occasional tapering that makes verticals and diagonals feel slightly uneven in a deliberate way. Uppercase has a compact, sturdy presence, while lowercase introduces more personality through varied terminals and lively curves; spacing and widths shift from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, organic texture. Numerals follow the same relaxed construction, with simple, readable shapes and small idiosyncrasies in curvature and balance.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and brand moments that benefit from an informal, personable voice. It can also work for short UI labels, invitations, or editorial callouts where a friendly, handmade texture is desired, though the lively irregularity is most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is friendly and approachable, with a playful, slightly offbeat character that feels more conversational than corporate. Its irregularities read as intentional charm, suggesting warmth, spontaneity, and a light handmade sensibility.
The design appears intended to offer a sans alternative with hand-drawn character—combining straightforward, readable structures with intentional irregularity to create warmth and personality in display and headline settings.
The design maintains clear silhouettes despite its quirks, so it stays legible in short bursts while still projecting a distinctive, bouncy texture across lines of text. Round letters (like o/c/e) stay airy and open, and diagonals (in v/w/x/y) add energetic movement without becoming jagged.