Slab Square Pemu 1 is a regular weight, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, signage, packaging, retro, technical, sturdy, utilitarian, industrial, clarity, durability, systematic feel, retro-tech styling, square-cut, slabbed, angular, mechanical, high-contrast forms.
A monoline serif design with emphatic, square-ended slab terminals and a predominantly rectilinear construction. Curves are present but restrained and often resolve into flattened joins, giving bowls and shoulders a slightly squared, engineered feel. The rhythm is steady and open, with generous interior counters and mostly uniform stroke thickness; crossbars and arms end in crisp, block-like feet. Uppercase forms read broad and stable, while the lowercase keeps a clear, straightforward skeleton with compact, squared serifs that reinforce a modular texture across lines of text.
Works well for display uses where a sturdy, geometric serif texture is desired—headlines, posters, identity systems, packaging, and environmental/signage applications. It can also serve in UI labels or technical headings where clear, squared terminals and a mechanical tone help organize information.
The overall tone is retro-industrial and mildly futuristic, evoking signage, machinery labeling, and early digital/technical typography. Its hard corners and slabbed endings communicate solidity and practicality, with a clean, disciplined demeanor rather than warmth or ornament.
The design appears intended to merge classic slab-serif robustness with a squared, engineered finish, producing a practical type voice suitable for technical, industrial, or retro-inspired visual systems. Its consistent stroke weight and crisp terminals prioritize clarity and a disciplined, constructed look.
The numerals and punctuation share the same squared terminal logic, helping the font keep a consistent, systematized color in mixed alphanumeric settings. In the text sample, the strong horizontal terminals create a pronounced baseline presence and a slightly stenciled, schematic impression even though strokes remain continuous.