Distressed Bise 15 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, labels, book covers, handmade, rustic, playful, vintage, expressive, hand-lettering, analog texture, display impact, craft feel, brushy, textured, calligraphic, organic, inked.
A slanted, brush-pen script with high-contrast strokes and lively, uneven pressure. Letterforms are narrow and compact, with a very small x-height and tall ascenders that give lines a spiky vertical rhythm. Strokes end in tapered points and occasional blunt, brushy terminals, while edges show subtle texture and wobble that suggest ink drag or dry-brush pickup. Spacing is moderately tight, and widths vary noticeably between glyphs, reinforcing an informal handwritten cadence.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its brush texture and animated rhythm can remain clear—such as posters, product packaging, labels, café or market branding, book covers, and social graphics. It can also work for pull quotes or section titles, especially when paired with a calm serif or sans for body text.
The overall tone feels handmade and spirited, with a slightly rough, analog character reminiscent of sign-painting or quick calligraphy in ink. Its textured finishes and energetic slant create a warm, crafty mood that can read as vintage, rustic, or whimsically dramatic depending on setting.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered brush writing while preserving a consistent, usable alphabet. Its narrow, high-contrast construction and textured edges aim to deliver expressive impact and a tactile, printed-on-paper feel in display typography.
Capitals are especially gesture-driven, with larger entry/exit strokes and occasional flourished curves that create strong word-shape personality in headlines. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with simple forms and textured weight changes that match the letter rhythm.