Distressed Dagu 7 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, branding, energetic, casual, edgy, handmade, playful, handwritten feel, tactile texture, expressive display, rugged finish, brushy, textured, dry-brush, rough, slanted.
A slanted brush-script with tall, compact letterforms and a lively, hand-drawn rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast and a dry-brush texture, with rough edges and intermittent thinning that suggest quick marker or paintbrush movement. Terminals are tapered and slightly blunt, counters are small, and spacing is tight, producing a dense, upright flow despite the italic lean. Capitals are simplified and bold in silhouette, while lowercase forms keep a loosely cursive feel with mostly unconnected letters and occasional angular joins.
This font suits display settings where personality and motion are desired—posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It also works for branding elements like logos or badges when a handcrafted, slightly rugged feel is appropriate, and it performs best in short to medium lines where the texture can be appreciated.
The overall tone feels informal and expressive, with a gritty, tactile finish that reads as handmade rather than polished. Its energetic slant and textured stroke lend an adventurous, streetwise character that can also come across as friendly and playful in short phrases.
The design appears intended to capture fast brush lettering with a controlled, repeatable system, emphasizing speed, texture, and contrast over smooth refinement. The compact proportions and distressed stroke treatment suggest a goal of creating impactful, expressive display text with a tactile, printed-on-paper look.
Texture is consistent across the set, creating a deliberate distressed print/brush effect that becomes more noticeable at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same brush logic with quick, gestural shapes that match the alphabet’s forward motion.