Distressed Bise 13 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, apparel, brand marks, event titles, expressive, handmade, edgy, dynamic, rustic, handmade feel, grit texture, dramatic titles, brush realism, brushy, roughened, textured, calligraphic, slanted.
A slanted, brush-pen script with sharp, high-contrast stroke modulation and visibly roughened edges. Forms are compact and narrow with a tight overall footprint, while individual letters show slight width variability typical of fast handwriting. Terminals taper quickly into pointed ends, and many strokes carry dry-brush texture and small breaks that create a distressed, ink-on-paper feel. The very short x-height and long ascenders/descenders give the lowercase a tall, wiry rhythm, while the capitals lean toward simplified calligraphic shapes rather than formal serif construction.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings where the brush texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, album or book covers, apparel graphics, and punchy brand marks. It can also work for themed packaging or event titles where a raw, handmade tone is desirable, while dense body text may feel overly restless due to the tight proportions and strong texture.
The font reads as energetic and imperfect in a deliberate way—more like a bold marker or brush note than polished signage. Its scratchy texture and quick, angular movement convey urgency, grit, and a handcrafted authenticity, making it feel modern-street and slightly rebellious rather than refined.
Designed to capture the immediacy of quick brush lettering with a controlled distressed finish, balancing legibility with a rugged, textured voice. The narrow, slanted construction and short x-height appear intended to produce tall, dramatic word shapes that feel fast, bold, and tactile.
Texture is consistent enough to feel like a unified tool-and-surface effect, but letterforms remain idiosyncratic, with occasional heavy spots and narrow joins that emphasize the hand-drawn origin. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with tapered starts and stops and a lightly weathered fill that keeps the set cohesive.