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Dr Slab™

by Dharma Type
Individual Styles from $14.99 USD
Complete family of 13 fonts: $24.99 USD
The Dr Slab Font Family was designed by Ryoichi Tsunekawa and published by Dharma Type. Dr Slab contains 13 styles and family package options.

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Dr Slab delivers extraordinary impact and visual boldness, making it a perfect 3D serif font family for posters, logos, and all kinds of display typography.

While the concept isn’t new, it draws inspiration from a rich typographic tradition:
Layered or “stacking” type systems have been used since before the wood type era, with colored woodcuts, engraved prints, and early printing presses applying multiple plates to create vivid, multi-color compositions.

Dr Slab brings this technique into the digital age, using layerable font styles to build compelling 3D effects.
To use it effectively, work with Photoshop, Illustrator, or any graphic design app that supports layers—treating each font style as if it were a printing plate. You can assign different colors to each layer, just like traditional multi-pass printing.

The “Base” style is the foundation of the system. You can enhance it using additional styles like Rim, Shadow, and Ext to create rich dimensional effects.

Instruction

1. Type your text as you like.
2. Set font-name "Dr Slab" and font-style "Base"
3. Set color for "Base".
4. Duplicate the layer which includes "Base" text.
5. Set font-style and color for new layers.
6. Stacked layers in different font-style and color make the text in 3D.
For further detail, https://www.dropbox.com/s/9p9083zv2855bcq/DrSlab.pdf


The Dr Slab "Base" style can be used on its own, offering a bold and clean appearance without additional layering.
Its rounded slab serifs introduce a touch of softness, adding a cute and casual charm to your design—perfect for friendly branding, posters, or playful titles.​​​​​​​

Designers: Ryoichi Tsunekawa

Publisher: Dharma Type

Foundry: Dharma Type

Design Owner: Dharma Type

MyFonts debut: Jan 9, 2019

Dr Slab™ is a trademark of Dharma Type.

About Dharma Type

Dharma Type is a type design project launched in 2005 by Ryoichi Tsunekawa, aimed at providing exclusive fonts for designers around the world.The design styles span a wide spectrum—from retro and classic to experimental and futuristic, from formal to informal—reflecting the project's mission to fill niche demands in the design landscape.To date, Dharma Type has released around 100 Latin typefaces, including the widely popular Bebas Neue, an open-source font. Many of these typefaces have been featured in publications and used across a variety of media—ranging from movie titles (such as La La Land) to brand logos and posters.

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