Sans Other Islav 3 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, playful, quirky, handmade, retro, display impact, handmade feel, quirky identity, retro flavor, chunky, bouncy, irregular, rounded, tapered.
A compact, heavy sans with a hand-drawn, cut-paper feel. Strokes stay largely monolinear but end in soft tapers and wedge-like terminals, creating a subtly chiseled silhouette. Counters are tight and openings are small, while curves (C, O, S) read rounded yet slightly pinched, giving a lively, uneven rhythm. Proportions are condensed overall, with noticeable per-glyph width variation and a baseline that feels gently wavy in running text.
Best suited to short display text where its condensed, chunky shapes can create impact—headlines, posters, event graphics, packaging, and characterful branding. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but the tight counters and lively irregularity make it less ideal for long, small-size reading.
The tone is informal and animated, with a humorous, slightly spooky-cartoon character. Its uneven contours and tapered ends evoke handmade signage and mid-century display lettering, prioritizing personality over strict regularity.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, compact display voice with handmade energy—combining simple sans structures with tapered terminals and irregular rhythm to create a distinctive, playful identity.
Uppercase forms are relatively narrow and compact, while lowercase shows expressive details such as a single-storey a and g and a hooky, descending j. Numerals follow the same chunky, tapered construction and remain clear at display sizes, though the tight apertures suggest avoiding very small settings.