Slab Contrasted Arba 2 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, western, poster, vintage, bold, rugged, impact, nostalgia, branding, wood-type, blocky, slabbed, bracketed, ink-trap-like, soft corners.
A heavy, slab-serif display face with compact counters, broad proportions, and strongly bracketed rectangular serifs. Strokes show subtle contrast, with sturdy verticals and flatter horizontals, giving a carved, workmanlike rhythm. Terminals are mostly squared off, with small notches and triangular joins that read as ink-trap-like details at tight interior corners. The lowercase is sturdy and rounded in its bowls, while capitals are wide and emphatic with pronounced slab feet and arms; numerals follow the same dense, chunky construction.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of copy where its dense color and emphatic slabs can carry the composition. It works well for posters, storefront-style signage, packaging, and logo wordmarks that want a vintage or Western-leaning presence. For longer passages, it benefits from generous size and spacing to keep counters and apertures clear.
The overall tone is assertive and nostalgic, evoking frontier-era wood type and bold print ephemera. Its strong slabs and compact apertures give it a no-nonsense, rugged voice suited to attention-grabbing statements. The detailing adds a slightly handmade, stamped character rather than a purely geometric feel.
The design appears intended as a bold, attention-first slab serif that references traditional wood-type forms while adding practical corner detailing for robust reproduction. Its wide stance and strong bracketing prioritize impact and legibility in display contexts over light, text-oriented delicacy.
In text settings, the tight counters and strong serifs create a dark, continuous texture, especially in all-caps and at larger sizes. The notched junctions and bracketing become a defining feature as size increases, adding character and reducing the risk of interior fill-in.