Distressed Vudu 4 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Grupi Sans' by Dikas Studio (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event promos, grunge, playful, handmade, rugged, casual, tactile texture, diy character, bold impact, vintage wear, informal display, rough edge, blobby, organic, inked, painterly.
A chunky, hand-rendered sans with heavy, rounded forms and visibly irregular contours. Strokes feel brushy and ink-saturated, with ragged edges and occasional internal nicks that mimic worn printing or dry-brush texture. Letter construction stays generally simple and upright, but each glyph shows natural wobble and uneven terminals, creating a lively, non-mechanical rhythm. Counters are compact and sometimes partially closed by the texture, contributing to a dense, poster-like color on the page.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, event graphics, apparel, album covers, and packaging where the rough edge detail can be appreciated. It works well for short phrases, punchy titles, and themed branding that benefits from a handmade, worn-ink look; for smaller text, the dense shapes and texture may reduce clarity.
The overall tone is energetic and informal, mixing a friendly, cartoonish softness with a gritty, distressed surface. It suggests DIY signage and tactile printmaking, giving headlines an approachable but scrappy attitude.
Designed to deliver bold impact with a deliberately imperfect, tactile finish—combining simple, readable letterforms with a distressed, inked texture to evoke handmade printing and casual, characterful display typography.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping the set feel cohesive despite the intentionally uneven outlines. The distressed perimeter is strong enough to read as an effect rather than incidental noise, and it becomes more prominent at larger sizes where the edge detail is easier to see.