Sans Faceted Buwo 1 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, game ui, industrial, techno, arcade, futuristic, aggressive, impact, sci-fi, signage, modular, display, angular, faceted, blocky, octagonal, stencil-like.
This typeface is built from chunky, geometric forms with planar, chamfered corners that replace curves with crisp facets. Strokes are consistently heavy and squared-off, creating a dense, monolithic texture, while counters are largely rectangular and tightly enclosed. The rhythm is constructed from straight segments and diagonals, with frequent clipped terminals and angled joins that give letters an octagonal silhouette. Lowercase and uppercase share a strongly constructed, modular feel, and figures follow the same faceted logic for a cohesive alphanumeric set.
Best suited to display applications where strong silhouette and texture are desirable—headlines, posters, branding marks, product packaging, and on-screen titles. It can also work for short UI labels in games or themed interfaces, especially when paired with a simpler text face for body copy.
The overall tone is hard-edged and machine-made, evoking industrial signage, sci‑fi interfaces, and retro game aesthetics. Its sharp corners and compact apertures add a sense of impact and urgency, reading as bold, assertive, and slightly militaristic.
The letterforms appear designed to translate a geometric, engineered aesthetic into a readable sans, using faceted corner cuts to deliver a distinctive identity without decorative flourishes. The consistent, modular construction suggests an emphasis on impact, recognizability, and a stylized “machined” presence in large-scale typography.
The design relies on consistent corner cuts and angular notches to differentiate similar shapes, which helps recognition at display sizes but can create darker internal spaces in letters with small counters. The sample text shows a uniform, punchy color across lines, with the faceting giving a distinctive texture even in longer passages.