Sans Superellipse Ilve 2 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'GEOspeed' and 'Speeday' by deFharo (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, headlines, posters, product logos, gaming ui, sporty, futuristic, energetic, assertive, industrial, impact, speed, modernity, tech aesthetic, branding, oblique, rounded, chunky, compact apertures, soft corners.
This typeface is a heavy, oblique sans with rounded-rectangle construction and softly squared counters. Strokes are thick and uniform, with clearly cut, angular terminals and frequent chamfered notches that create a mechanical, speed-oriented silhouette. Curves are handled as superelliptic arcs rather than true circles, giving bowls and numerals a compact, engineered feel. Spacing appears fairly tight and the shapes are optimized for punchy display sizes, with simplified interior openings and a strong, blocky rhythm across lines of text.
Best suited to display settings where impact and motion are desirable: sports and esports identities, headline typography, posters, packaging callouts, and high-contrast UI labels in games or tech interfaces. It can work for short bursts of copy, but the dense counters and strong slant favor larger sizes over long-form reading.
The overall tone is fast, bold, and performance-driven, evoking motorsport graphics, athletic branding, and sci‑fi UI labeling. Its softened corners keep it from feeling hostile, but the forward slant and hard cuts maintain an aggressive, high-energy voice.
The design intent appears to be a high-impact, speed-inflected sans that merges rounded superellipse forms with sharp cuts for a modern, technical aesthetic. It aims for immediate recognition and strong silhouette performance in branding and titling contexts.
Distinctive cut-ins and sheared joins show up consistently across capitals, lowercase, and figures, producing a cohesive "machined" texture. The numerals follow the same rounded-rect geometry as the letters, helping mixed alphanumeric strings feel uniform and signage-like.