Slab Contrasted Imme 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Baskerville' and 'Baskerville' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, editorial, branding, packaging, confident, vintage, sporty, impactful, display impact, editorial tone, retro flavor, brand presence, emphasis, bracketed, teardrop terminals, ink-trap feel, compact, crisp.
A right-leaning slab serif with assertive, bracketed serifs and a compact, slightly condensed color on the page. Strokes show clear thick–thin modulation, with sturdy verticals and crisp, sharply cut joins that keep the forms tight. Terminals often finish in wedge-like cuts and subtle teardrop/ball shapes, and several letters show small notch-like transitions that add a carved, ink-trap-adjacent texture. Uppercase forms feel robust and squared-off, while the lowercase keeps a firm rhythm with short extenders and a steady baseline presence; numerals follow the same heavy, angled construction for a unified texture.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, and display settings where the bold slabs and angled italic energy can carry the composition. It can also work for editorial titling, branding marks, and packaging fronts where a confident, classic-forward voice is needed, while longer passages benefit from generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is energetic and emphatic, mixing a traditional print sensibility with a more promotional, headline-driven attitude. It reads as confident and slightly retro, with an athletic or poster-like punch that stands out in short bursts of text.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, attention-grabbing italic slab serif for display typography, balancing traditional serif structure with sharper cuts and compact proportions for modern impact. Its consistent, carved details suggest a focus on punchy readability and a distinctive printed texture in prominent text.
The italic slant is strong enough to create forward motion, and the slab serifs remain prominent even at larger sizes, producing a dense, high-contrast texture. The letterforms are drawn with consistent angles and cuts, which gives the font a coherent, engineered feel across caps, lowercase, and figures.