Distressed Yame 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, packaging, labels, vintage, rough, dramatic, editorial, rustic, antique print, gritty texture, period flavor, display impact, worn, inked, textured, slanted, old-style.
A slanted, high-contrast serif with chunky, ink-heavy stems and sharply tapered joins. Letterforms show old-style proportions with bracketed serifs and calligraphic stress, while edges are intentionally roughened, producing a worn print texture and occasional nicks in counters and terminals. The rhythm is lively and slightly uneven, with noticeable width variation across glyphs and compact, sturdy lowercase shapes that hold their weight in text.
Works best for display and short-to-medium passages where texture is part of the message—posters, editorial headlines, book or album covers, and heritage-flavored packaging and labels. It can also support pull quotes or section heads when you want a bold, printed, timeworn voice.
The overall tone feels antique and tactile, like letterpress or aged printing pulled from a historical broadside. Its rough texture adds grit and character, giving headlines a dramatic, story-driven presence and a hint of frontier or gothic-romantic atmosphere.
The design appears intended to combine classic serif construction with a deliberately aged, ink-worn surface, evoking analog printing and historical ephemera while retaining strong legibility at display sizes.
In text the distressed detailing remains visible but can darken dense passages, creating a strong, poster-like color. Numerals and capitals read especially assertive, with the slant and high-contrast modeling adding motion and emphasis.