Distressed Sohy 1 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, horror titles, event flyers, grunge, spooky, punk, vintage, rebellious, textured impact, aged print, dramatic mood, diy edge, ragged, torn, inked, blotchy, roughened.
A heavy, upright serif letterform with aggressively irregular, torn-looking contours and chipped terminals. Strokes are blocky and compact, with noticeable edge breakup and occasional interior nicks that create a stamped or eroded print texture. Serifs read as wedge-like and uneven, and the overall rhythm is intentionally unstable, with small shape shifts from glyph to glyph that emphasize a handmade, distressed impression while maintaining clear silhouettes.
Best suited to short display applications such as posters, titles, packaging accents, and promotional graphics where texture adds atmosphere. It can work for logo-like wordmarks and punchy headings, particularly in dark, high-contrast layouts or themed designs that benefit from a worn, printed look.
The texture and fractured outlines give the font a gritty, ominous tone that feels confrontational and theatrical. It suggests worn poster type, horror or occult titling, and a DIY punk sensibility—bold, loud, and intentionally imperfect.
The design appears aimed at delivering a bold serif structure while layering on heavy edge erosion to evoke distressed printing and aged, damaged material. The goal is legibility-first display type with strong mood and tactile texture for themed, high-impact typography.
In longer text the distressed counters and rough edges can visually fill in, so the face reads strongest at display sizes where the texture becomes a feature rather than noise. Numerals and uppercase have especially emphatic weight and presence, reinforcing a headline-driven character.