Slab Contrasted Tymu 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'FF More' by FontFont, 'ITC Pacella' by ITC, 'Carot Text' by Storm Type Foundry, 'Antica' by Sudtipos, 'Abril' and 'Abril Titling' by TypeTogether, and 'Clarendon' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, rugged, vintage, assertive, hearty, western, display impact, poster style, heritage feel, brand presence, bracketed, chunky, ink-trap feel, soft corners, clubby.
A heavy, slab-serif display face with broad proportions and emphatic, blocky serifs. Strokes show noticeable modulation: sturdy verticals paired with slightly lighter connecting strokes and interior shaping, giving counters a carved, sculpted look. Serifs are mostly bracketed and squared off, with softened corners and occasional notch-like cut-ins that add a subtly ink-trap, letterpress-friendly flavor. The lowercase is compact and weighty with rounded bowls (notably in a, e, g) and a ball-terminal j, while the overall rhythm feels energetic rather than strictly geometric.
Best suited to headlines, posters, labels, and signage where strong word shapes and high visual density are desirable. It also works well for branding marks and packaging that want a vintage or Western-leaning slab-serif statement, and for pull quotes or section headers that need immediate authority.
The tone is bold and old-fashioned, evoking frontier posters, sports headlines, and industrial-era advertising. Its chunky forms read as confident and workmanlike, with a warm, slightly nostalgic rough-and-ready character.
The design appears aimed at delivering a robust, attention-grabbing slab-serif with classic poster roots and a slightly carved/printed texture, prioritizing impact, warmth, and legibility at display sizes.
The numerals are stout and highly graphic, matching the caps in weight and presence, and the punctuation feels built for impact at larger sizes. In text settings the dense color produces a strong typographic voice, favoring short lines and prominent emphasis over quiet body copy.