Distressed Nimov 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, horror titles, zines, event flyers, grunge, handmade, spooky, punk, raw, analog texture, edgy display, aged print, hand-lettered feel, atmospheric titling, rough, jagged, inked, textured, uneven.
A rough, hand-rendered display face with irregular contours and visibly distressed edges, as if drawn with a dry brush or worn marker. Strokes are mostly monolinear but fluctuate subtly, with bumpy terminals and occasional nicks that create a chiseled, torn-paper silhouette. Letterforms are simplified and upright with a slightly condensed, uneven rhythm; curves (C, O, S) feel lumpy and asymmetrical, and verticals can wobble from top to bottom. Counters stay fairly open, but the texture bites into bowls and joins, producing a gritty, screen-printed look at text sizes.
Best suited to short headlines and graphic applications where texture is an asset: posters, album/EP art, horror or thriller titling, skate/punk branding, and DIY flyers. It can also work for packaging accents or pull quotes when set large enough for the distressed edges to remain intentional rather than noisy.
The overall tone is gritty and confrontational, with a handmade energy that reads as rebellious and slightly ominous. The distressed texture suggests age, wear, or rough production, lending a horror-poster and underground-zine attitude rather than polish or neutrality.
The design appears intended to emulate rough, analog lettering—evoking hand-painted signage, distressed printmaking, or worn stamped type. Its goal is impact and atmosphere over refinement, using irregular edges and uneven rhythm to communicate grit and urgency.
Caps have the strongest presence and read like headline lettering, while lowercase maintains the same distressed voice with simple shapes and modest differentiation. Numerals are bold and irregular in the same way, with rounded forms (0, 8, 9) showing pronounced edge erosion. The texture becomes a defining feature at larger sizes and can visually thicken in small settings where the roughness crowds details.