The Slaps font was designed for magazine typesetting, where it needs to perform as both a display and text font throughout the entire range. The slab serifs provide both the impact and decoration of stronger cuts in larger sizes while supporting line spacing for good readability in body text. The font is designed to perform even at minimal sizes for captions or footnotes. Its design is unobtrusive, visually balanced, and versatile in terms of typesetting themes. Slightly narrowed proportions save space and bring a more humanistic touch to the font. The current version of the font offers a wider range of uses. It can be well-suited for digital media or outputs, whether utilizing a variable format or web exports.
Language support is essential for magazine typesetting, which is why Slaps offers the same wide language support as all fonts from Gibon Type Foundry. The name of the font combines its classification (Slab Serif) with the gesture of impact, both in bold cuts and in practicality for typesetting.
During the creation and development of the Slaps font, a sans-serif version and a pixel skeleton were also simultaneously developed, which will likely expand the Slaps family in the future. However, the font first needed variable thickness and an italic version, which is currently a priority.
