Distressed Nimup 14 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, headlines, packaging, title cards, raw, gritty, handmade, vintage, punk, add texture, create grit, evoke vintage, handmade feel, distressed impact, rough-edged, inked, weathered, textured, uneven.
A rugged serif display face with heavily irregular, chiseled-looking outlines and uneven stroke edges, as if stamped, carved, or printed with worn ink. Letterforms follow classic, slightly oldstyle proportions with modest bracketed serifs, but the contours are intentionally broken and lumpy, producing a strong texture across words. Counters stay mostly open and readable, while curves and terminals show frequent nicks and scallops that create a lively, distressed rhythm. Numerals share the same rough treatment and maintain consistent color and density in text.
Best suited to short headlines and display settings where texture is an asset: posters, title sequences, album/merch graphics, and packaging with a rustic or gritty concept. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when paired with a cleaner body text for contrast.
The overall tone is gritty and handmade, mixing old-world serif familiarity with a rebellious, distressed attitude. It reads as vintage and analog, suggesting worn paper, rough printing, or aged signage rather than polished editorial typography.
This font appears designed to deliver a traditional serif skeleton with a deliberately worn, imperfect surface, creating instant atmosphere and tactile character. The goal seems to be strong impact and a distressed, analog feel without sacrificing basic letter recognition.
The distressing is dense and consistent across glyphs, so larger sizes emphasize the texture and irregular silhouette, while smaller sizes will compress the edge detail into a darker, noisier word shape. Spacing appears moderately open in the sample, helping readability despite the rough contouring.