Distressed Kole 1 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, zines, grunge, typewriter, raw, noisy, industrial, authenticity, edginess, analog texture, utilitarian tone, diy print, roughened, inked, blotchy, weathered, uneven.
A monospaced, slab-serif letterform with heavy strokes and visibly roughened edges that feel inked and abraded. The silhouettes show irregular contours and occasional internal texture, as if from worn metal type or a degraded ribbon/printing process. Counters are compact and somewhat uneven, terminals are blunt, and the overall rhythm stays rigidly aligned while surface detail introduces a choppy, distressed cadence.
Best suited for display settings where texture is part of the message: posters, album/cover art, zines, and gritty branding or packaging. It can work for short bursts of copy or labels where a typewriter/industrial tone is desired, but the roughness makes it less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes.
The font conveys a gritty, analog mood—suggesting photocopies, stamped labeling, and utilitarian documentation. Its rough texture reads as rebellious and handmade, lending an underground, DIY energy even while the structure remains orderly and mechanical.
The design appears intended to merge strict monospaced typewriter structure with deliberate wear and ink noise, producing a bold, utilitarian voice with a distressed, photocopied character. It prioritizes attitude and texture while keeping consistent set width and straightforward, upright construction.
The distressing is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, creating a cohesive “printed-through-wear” look. At smaller sizes the rough edges can visually fill in and increase darkness, while at larger sizes the texture becomes a prominent graphic feature.