slab-serif
Blocky typeface terminals
Slab-serif describes a category of typefaces characterized by thick, block-like serifs—the small projecting features at the ends of letter strokes.
Unlike the delicate, tapered serifs of traditional fonts, slab serifs are heavy and rectangular, giving the type a bold, mechanical appearance.
These typefaces emerged in the nineteenth century for advertising and display purposes, where they needed to grab attention.
Common examples include Rockwell and Courier.
The poster used a chunky slab-serif font for maximum impact.
Bold condensed typeface
Enclosed by paired marks
- unbracketedNot within grouping symbols
- rectangularFour right angles
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
- chunkyThick and lumpy
thick · heavy · robust · contrast · rectilinear · monoline · wedge · hairline
Relating to the pharaohs' land
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
- transitionalConnecting two phases
grotesque · contemporary · vintage · industrial · mechanical · typewriter · display · decorative
The years 1801-1900
- VictorianOf a prim era
- Industrial RevolutionEra of mechanized production
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- printingReproducing text mechanically
broadsheet · playbill · newspaper · specimen · foundry · hot metal · revival
Clarendon
Bold condensed typeface
bracketed
Enclosed by paired marks
- unbracketedNot within grouping symbols
- rectangularFour right angles
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
chunky · thick · heavy · robust · contrast · rectilinear · monoline · wedge · hairline · stroke
Egyptian
Relating to the pharaohs' land
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
- humanistEthics-focused secular philosopher
transitional · grotesque · contemporary · vintage · industrial · mechanical · typewriter · display · decorative
nineteenth-century
The years 1801-1900
- VictorianOf a prim era
- Industrial RevolutionEra of mechanized production
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
printing · broadsheet · playbill · newspaper · specimen · foundry · hot metal · revival
headlines
Article titles in newspapers
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- postersPrinted wall advertisements
- signagePosted public displays
branding · logos · subheads · display · editorial · packaging · wayfinding · titling · masthead · caption