Slab Contrasted Vuri 12 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'FF Tisa' and 'FF Tisa Paneuropean' by FontFont, 'Rooney' by Jan Fromm, 'Majora' by Latinotype, and 'Mundo Serif' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, confident, retro, sturdy, collegiate, impact, legibility, heritage, brand voice, blocky, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap hints, compact counters.
A heavy, slab‑serif display face with broad, squared proportions and prominent bracketed slabs. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin contrast, with robust verticals and slightly tapered joins that create a carved, poster-like rhythm. Curves are generously rounded but kept compact inside, producing tight counters in letters like a, e, s, and 8. The terminals and serifs read as blunt and structural, while subtle notches and angled joins in diagonals (notably in K, R, W, and X) add a hint of engineered detail.
Best suited to large sizes where the slabs and contrast can carry impact—posters, headlines, logos, labels, and packaging. It can also work for short subheads or callouts where a strong, sturdy voice is needed, but the tight counters suggest avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is assertive and workmanlike, balancing vintage signage warmth with a modern, muscular clarity. It feels dependable and attention-grabbing, with a slight collegiate/Western poster energy that suits bold statements.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a stable, architectural slab-serif skeleton. Its combination of bold massing, bracketed serifs, and compact internal spaces suggests a focus on vintage-inspired display typography that remains crisp and authoritative in contemporary branding.
The lowercase is dense and weighty, with a single-storey a and a deep-shouldered r that reinforce a compact, display-first texture. Numerals are wide and sturdy, with especially strong, rounded forms in 6/8/9 that maintain the same heavy, slabbed character as the letters.