Sans Superellipse Elpu 1 is a light, narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, posters, sports, ui display, futuristic, technical, sporty, sleek, aerodynamic, futurism, speed, space-saving, tech branding, modern display, condensed, obround, monolinear, angular, rounded corners.
A condensed, forward-leaning sans built from obround/superellipse shapes with tightly controlled rounded corners. Strokes stay mostly even while joins and terminals sharpen into crisp, angled cutoffs that create a fast, mechanical rhythm. Counters are narrow and vertically oriented, with squared-off bowls and straight spines that emphasize a tall, upright skeleton despite the slant. Figures and punctuation follow the same geometry, with compact widths, open apertures, and a consistent, engineered finish.
Best suited to display settings where a compact, fast-moving texture is desirable: headlines, branding, posters, and sports or tech graphics. It can also work for short UI labels or instrument-panel style typography, where its condensed forms and clear geometry reinforce a technical voice.
The overall tone is modern and performance-oriented, with a sci‑fi/industrial edge. Its streamlined curves and clipped terminals suggest speed, precision, and technology rather than warmth or tradition.
The design appears intended to deliver a futuristic, space-efficient italic sans with a unified superellipse construction. By combining rounded-rectangle curves with clipped terminals and a disciplined rhythm, it aims for a distinctive, engineered look that stays legible in bold, attention-getting lines of text.
Letterforms show a strong reliance on rounded-rectangle construction: O/Q and similar shapes are more oblong than circular, and many terminals end in flat, angled cuts. The italic slant is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping long lines read as a continuous, kinetic texture.