Sans Faceted Ohzu 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, branding, packaging, techno, industrial, retro, utilitarian, futuristic, tech aesthetic, machined look, display impact, modular system, faceted, chamfered, octagonal, monoline, geometric.
A geometric sans with monoline strokes and distinctive chamfered corners that replace most curves with short planar facets. Bowls and counters read as rounded-rect/octagonal forms, and terminals are consistently squared with clipped edges, producing a crisp, machined silhouette. Proportions are compact and slightly squarish, with generous interior space that keeps letters open at display sizes. The lowercase uses single-storey forms (notably a and g), a simple i with a square dot, and a tight, modular rhythm that carries through into the numerals.
Best suited to display roles where the angular detailing can be appreciated—headlines, poster typography, logotypes, and packaging. It can also work for UI labels, badges, and wayfinding-style graphics when a technical or sci‑fi voice is desired, though the faceting may become busy at very small sizes.
The faceted construction and clipped corners give the face a technical, engineered feel, evoking digital hardware, sci‑fi interfaces, and industrial labeling. Its uniform stroke and geometric regularity feel disciplined and system-like, with a subtle retro-futurist flavor rather than a purely minimalist tone.
The design appears intended to translate a geometric sans into a hard-edged, fabricated aesthetic by systematically chamfering corners and simplifying curves into planar segments. The result is a cohesive, modular look that prioritizes a technological tone and strong silhouette recognition over neutral text typography.
Diagonal joins are handled with straight segments rather than smooth transitions, which creates a consistent angular sparkle across words. Letterforms like O/Q/0 stay clearly differentiated through interior shape and small structural cues, reinforcing a signage-oriented, pragmatic character.