Distressed Efgob 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Chamelton' by Alex Khoroshok, 'Kelson' by Armasen, 'Ciutadella Rounded' and 'Geogrotesque Condensed Series' by Emtype Foundry, 'Nuber Next' by The Northern Block, and 'Kommon Grotesk' by TypeK (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, stickers, playful, handmade, retro, friendly, rugged, analog print, handmade feel, vintage effect, tactile texture, display impact, rounded, blotchy, inked, chunky, soft-cornered.
A chunky, rounded sans with hand-drawn construction and visibly irregular contours. Strokes are heavy with softened corners and subtle wobble, creating uneven color and rhythm across words. Many glyphs show worn, blotchy interior texture and occasional pinhole-like voids, as if from dry ink or rough printing. Counters are generally open and simple, with compact, blocky silhouettes and a slightly bouncy baseline feel in mixed text.
Best suited to display settings where texture and personality are assets—posters, event graphics, packaging, labels, and brand marks that want a handmade or vintage-print vibe. It can work for short passages or captions when set generously, but the internal speckling and heavy strokes make it most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is casual and approachable, with a lived-in, imperfect finish that suggests analog tools and tactile printing. Its friendly shapes keep it from feeling harsh, while the distressed texture adds grit and personality that reads as craft, vintage, and a bit mischievous.
The design appears intended to mimic hand-inked, rubber-stamp, or screen-printed lettering with natural inconsistencies and ink wear. It prioritizes character and tactile presence over pristine uniformity, aiming for an informal, attention-grabbing display voice.
The distressing appears integrated into the letterforms rather than applied as a uniform overlay, so each character carries slightly different speckling and edge wear. In the sample text the texture remains prominent, giving headlines a strong graphic presence but also increasing visual noise as sizes get smaller.