Distressed Kogo 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, streetwear, event flyers, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, rugged, handmade feel, worn print, high impact, casual attitude, rough-edged, blotchy, inked, organic, uneven.
A heavy, brushy marker style with rounded forms and visibly irregular, worn contours. Strokes are thick and somewhat blobby, with softened corners and occasional notches and ink breaks that create a stamped or dry-brush effect. Proportions are lively and slightly inconsistent, with variable character widths and subtle baseline wobble that reinforces a handmade rhythm. Counters are generally open but can close up in smaller details due to the dense stroke weight, giving the overall texture a dark, punchy color on the page.
Best suited for short, high-impact text where texture is a feature—posters, headlines, packaging accents, merch graphics, and event flyers. It can also work for branding elements that want a handmade, gritty feel, while longer paragraphs may need generous sizing and spacing to keep the distressed edges from crowding the forms.
The overall tone feels gritty and informal, like quick signage or hand-painted lettering that’s been weathered or overprinted. It reads energetic and a bit rebellious, with a casual friendliness that keeps the rough texture from feeling overly harsh.
The design appears intended to mimic rough brush or marker lettering with a deliberately worn print texture, delivering instant attitude and handcrafted character. Its consistent distress and rounded, chunky construction aim for bold visibility and a tactile, analog feel in display settings.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same rough, inked construction, helping the font maintain a consistent texture in mixed-case text. Numerals follow the same chunky, distressed treatment, with simplified shapes and slightly uneven curves that match the letterforms.