Distressed Efdap 1 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, signage, playful, grungy, handmade, retro, print texture, diy character, display impact, vintage feel, rounded, chunky, stamped, textured, quirky.
A compact, heavy sans with rounded corners and slightly irregular outlines. Strokes are thick and simplified, with a friendly, poster-like geometry; bowls and counters stay fairly open despite the weight. A consistent worn/inked texture appears throughout, creating speckled interiors and subtly rough edges that mimic imperfect printing. Overall spacing and rhythm feel tight and energetic, with small idiosyncrasies across letters and figures that reinforce the handcrafted look.
Best suited for display typography where personality and texture are assets—posters, event graphics, product packaging, café or market signage, and short promotional lines. It also works well for badges, stickers, and social graphics that benefit from a printed, tactile feel.
The font conveys a casual, upbeat attitude with a gritty, analog finish. Its soft shapes keep it approachable, while the distressed texture adds a rugged, DIY character reminiscent of stamped packaging and weathered signage.
Likely designed to deliver a friendly, condensed display voice with an intentionally imperfect print texture, evoking stamped or screen-printed lettering for bold, attention-grabbing applications.
The distress pattern is noticeable at display sizes and becomes a defining feature of the color, so it reads best when the texture has room to show. Numerals share the same chunky construction and worn fill, keeping headlines and short callouts visually unified.