Hollow Other Ilve 11 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, logotypes, headlines, packaging, game ui, retro, techy, playful, industrial, arcade, display impact, decorative texture, retro tech, branding, rounded, blocky, stencil-like, inline, modular.
A chunky, rounded sans built from continuous, monoline-like strokes with softened corners and squared terminals. Each glyph is drawn as a hollow outline with consistent internal knockouts that create an inline/stencil effect, producing strong negative-space patterning inside the counters and along stems. Curves are geometric and boxy, bowls are rectangular-oval hybrids, and diagonals (V/W/X) keep a rigid, engineered feel. Spacing appears open and the letterforms sit firmly on the baseline, prioritizing bold silhouette and internal rhythm over fine detail.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, logo wordmarks, event branding, packaging, and entertainment or game/UI titles where the hollow interior detailing can be appreciated. In longer passages, the internal striping becomes a dominant texture, so it works most effectively at larger sizes with generous spacing.
The repeated internal cutouts give the face a distinctly retro-futurist, arcade and display-signage energy. It reads as playful and mechanical at the same time, with a confident, high-impact presence and a decorative, pattern-driven voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through heavy, rounded geometry while adding interest via systematic interior cutouts. It aims to feel both engineered and fun, evoking classic display lettering with a contemporary, modular twist.
The inline voids become a key texture in running text, creating a striped, modular look that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures. The design favors distinctive shapes and strong branding character, with occasional novelty forms (notably in a few lowercase and numerals) that emphasize display personality.