Distressed Itmun 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event flyers, grunge, rustic, handmade, vintage, playful, worn print, handmade feel, instant texture, thematic impact, roughened, inked, blotchy, irregular, textured.
A chunky, high-impact serif letterform with heavily roughened contours and uneven, inked-in interiors. Strokes read as printed or stamped with variable edge breakup, creating soft nicks, bulges, and occasional bite marks along stems and bowls. Counters are generally open but often slightly lumpy, and terminals tend to end bluntly rather than crisply. Proportions and widths vary noticeably across the alphabet, reinforcing a handmade rhythm while maintaining a consistent overall color and strong silhouette in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display settings where texture is an asset—posters, headlines, product packaging, labels, and promotional graphics. It also works well for themed materials such as seasonal events, rustic branding, or gritty editorial callouts, especially when used at medium-to-large sizes where the distressed detailing can be appreciated.
The texture suggests worn print, distressed signage, or an imperfect hand-inked process, giving the face a gritty, tactile character. It feels vintage and earthy rather than polished, with a slightly whimsical roughness that can skew spooky or mischievous depending on context.
The design appears intended to emulate a worn, imperfect printing or stamping process while preserving bold, readable silhouettes. Its goal is to deliver instant texture and attitude—evoking age, grit, and handmade authenticity without requiring additional graphic treatments.
In text, the broken edges create a lively sparkle and strong personality, but the heavy texture can reduce clarity at small sizes or in dense paragraphs. The uppercase has especially forceful, poster-like shapes, while the lowercase keeps the same distressed voice with simpler, blocky constructions.