Distressed Opbod 10 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, quotations, vintage, handmade, rugged, old-world, worn, aged print, hand-ink feel, period flavor, added texture, rough, textured, inky, calligraphic, organic.
A slanted, serifed design with visibly rough, ink-bled edges and uneven contours that suggest worn printing or hand-inked lettering. Strokes show subtle swelling and tapering, with bracketed, wedge-like serifs and occasional flicks at terminals, producing a lively, slightly unpredictable rhythm. Letterforms feel narrow-to-open depending on the glyph, with irregular sidebearings and a bouncy baseline impression in text. Counters are generally open and readable, while the distressed outline texture remains consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Well-suited for display uses where texture and character are desirable, such as posters, book covers, packaging, menus, and editorial pull quotes. It can work for short passages in themed layouts, but the distressed edges and lively spacing are most effective at medium to large sizes where the texture reads clearly.
The overall tone is antique and handmade, evoking weathered documents, old labels, and printed ephemera. Its roughness reads as expressive rather than chaotic, giving text a human, tactile presence with a hint of grit and nostalgia.
The design appears intended to mimic aged, imperfect print and hand-rendered letterforms, combining classic serif structure with a deliberately worn surface. The goal is to deliver a period-flavored, tactile texture while maintaining recognizable, legible shapes in continuous text.
Capitals are prominent and somewhat formal in construction, while the lowercase leans more cursive in feel, creating a clear hierarchy in mixed-case settings. Numerals share the same worn edge treatment and slightly irregular stroke endings, helping them blend naturally with the text color.