Distressed Pubol 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, packaging, stickers, grunge, handmade, rough, raw, playful, add texture, signal diy, evoke printwear, create edge, feel handmade, blotchy, inked, weathered, organic, irregular.
A chunky, ink-heavy display face with uneven stroke edges and pitted counters that mimic worn printing or a rough marker/brush load. The letterforms are mostly upright with simple, sturdy constructions, but each glyph shows subtle variation in width and stroke mass, producing a lively, imperfect rhythm. Terminals tend to be blunt and slightly smeared, and the interior shapes are often irregular, creating a textured silhouette at both small and large sizes.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as posters, event flyers, album/playlist artwork, and bold editorial headlines where texture can be a feature. It can also work for packaging, labels, and merch graphics when a worn, printed-by-hand look is desired; for extended reading, it’s more effective as an accent than as body copy.
The overall tone feels gritty and handmade, like a DIY poster, stamped label, or over-inked screen print. Its roughness reads energetic and informal, with a slightly mischievous, punk-adjacent edge that can also lean campy depending on color and layout.
The design appears intended to simulate distressed, imperfect ink on paper—capturing the randomness of hand-made marks and degraded print surfaces while keeping letterforms legible and punchy. It prioritizes texture and attitude over typographic regularity, aiming for a strong visual voice in display settings.
Texture is a major part of the design: edges appear chipped and porous, and many characters show small gaps or bumps that will become more prominent as size increases. Spacing and widths feel intentionally inconsistent, which adds character but can reduce evenness in long passages.