Sans Faceted Bena 1 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, team identity, packaging, athletic, industrial, retro, arcade, commanding, impact, ruggedness, retro tech, signage, branding, octagonal, angular, chamfered, blocky, geometric.
This typeface is built from heavy, geometric strokes with crisp chamfered corners that replace curves with faceted planes. Counters tend toward squarish, inset openings, and many terminals end in angled cuts that create an octagonal silhouette across the alphabet. Proportions feel broad and stable, with sturdy horizontals and verticals and minimal modulation; the lowercase follows the same block-constructed logic as the uppercase, producing a cohesive, engineered texture. Numerals echo the same cut-corner geometry and compact internal spaces, keeping the overall color dense and consistent in display sizes.
Best suited to display applications where impact matters: headlines, posters, event graphics, and bold branding systems. It also fits sports and team identity work, as well as packaging and product marks that benefit from a rugged, angular presence.
The overall tone is tough and utilitarian, evoking sports lettering, arcade-era graphics, and industrial signage. Its faceted construction reads as mechanical and assertive, delivering a punchy, no-nonsense voice with a slight retro-tech edge.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a distinctive faceted, cut-corner geometry that stays consistent across cases and figures. Its construction prioritizes strong silhouettes and a repeatable angular motif for high recognition in short-form typography.
The dense stroke mass and tight counters make the face most comfortable at larger sizes, where the angled cuts and internal shapes remain clearly readable. The rhythm is strongly geometric, and the repeated chamfers create a distinctive, uniform pattern that stands out in headlines and short phrases.