Distressed Gone 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'AG Bambook' by Alexandr Galuzin, 'Bebas Neue Pro' by Dharma Type, 'Neusa Neu' by Inhouse Type, 'Antiquel' by Lemonthe, and 'Hardley Brush' by Negara Studio (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, vintage, western, rustic, industrial, poster, retro display, aged print, gritty impact, poster style, rustic branding, slab serif, bracketed, blunt, rugged, weathered.
A condensed slab-serif with sturdy, blocky construction and subtly bracketed joins. Strokes stay fairly even with modest contrast, and the overall color is dark and emphatic. Terminals are blunt and squared, while counters are compact, giving the face a tight, punchy rhythm. A consistent worn texture appears as small chips and abrasions inside and along strokes, creating a printed, timeworn look without breaking legibility in larger sizes.
Best suited for display applications such as posters, headlines, labels, and bold branding where a rugged, retro atmosphere is desired. It works well on packaging and signage concepts that benefit from a tactile, printed-on-paper or stamped-on-material impression, especially at medium to large sizes where the weathering can be appreciated.
The font projects a vintage, workmanlike personality with a clear nod to old posters, stamped signage, and frontier-era display lettering. Its distressed texture adds grit and authenticity, suggesting age, use, and physical print processes rather than a pristine digital finish.
Likely designed to evoke a classic slab-serif poster style and then roughen it with a controlled distressed layer to suggest wear, ink spread, and imperfect reproduction. The goal appears to be strong impact at a glance while adding character through texture rather than complex letterform ornamentation.
Uppercase forms feel especially tall and commanding, and the numerals match the same heavy, utilitarian tone. The distressing is uniform across glyphs, reading as deliberate aging rather than random distortion, and it becomes more prominent as size increases.