Distressed Ohne 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, headlines, merchandise, handmade, expressive, rugged, casual, vintage, hand lettering, authenticity, motion, grunge texture, casual display, brushy, textured, organic, lively, gritty.
A slanted, brush-script style with lively stroke modulation and visibly textured edges that mimic dry-brush or worn ink. Forms are compact and slightly condensed overall, with tight counters and a quick, gestural construction. Strokes taper into pointed terminals and occasional blunt ends, and the baseline feel is energetic rather than perfectly even. Uppercase letters read like italicized, hand-drawn caps, while lowercase maintains a written rhythm with simple joins and occasional looped descenders.
Works best for short-to-medium display text where the brush texture can read clearly: posters, packaging callouts, brand marks, album or event titles, and merchandise graphics. It also suits themed editorial accents and social graphics where an energetic handwritten voice is desired.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, balancing a friendly handwritten feel with a roughened, gritty texture. It suggests spontaneity and motion—like a marker or brush used quickly—while the distressed edges add a weathered, analog character.
Designed to capture the immediacy of hand lettering with a deliberately imperfect, worn finish. The goal appears to be an energetic script that feels human and tactile, adding character and motion to display typography without looking overly formal.
Texture is consistent across glyphs, giving solid black shapes a slightly broken perimeter that helps prevent the script from feeling too polished. Numerals follow the same brush logic and maintain the font’s fast, hand-rendered cadence in text.