Distressed Epmah 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to '35-FTR' by ILOTT-TYPE and '-OC Format Sans' and '-OC Pajaro' by OtherwhereCollective (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, apparel, rugged, energetic, retro, streetwise, playful, add grit, increase impact, evoke wear, create motion, stand out, slanted, chunky, textured, gritty, punchy.
A heavy, right-slanted sans with compact, slightly squared counters and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes are thick and cleanly constructed but overprinted with a consistent speckled/rough texture that creates worn interiors and subtly irregular edges. Letterforms lean toward geometric simplicity with assertive terminals, while widths vary modestly from glyph to glyph, helping the face feel dynamic in running text. Numerals share the same sturdy build and textured fill, maintaining strong color and presence at display sizes.
Best suited to display applications where texture and impact are desirable—posters, event graphics, punchy headlines, labels, packaging, and brand marks that want a roughened edge. It can also work for short pull quotes or social graphics, where the slanted, textured forms add energy without requiring long-form readability.
The overall tone feels gritty and high-impact, like ink dragged across paper or a stamped mark that’s been weathered. Its slant and dense weight add motion and urgency, while the distressed texture introduces a casual, hands-on attitude that reads as bold, informal, and a bit rebellious.
The design appears intended to combine a robust, italicized display sans with a deliberate worn-print overlay, delivering a ready-made “used” look. Its construction prioritizes immediacy and attitude, aiming for bold presence with a tactile, distressed finish that feels at home in contemporary and retro-inspired visual systems.
The texture is prominent enough to become a defining feature, especially in larger settings, where the speckling reads as intentional wear rather than noise. In smaller sizes, the internal distress can visually thicken joins and reduce clarity, so the font favors short bursts of text over fine detail work.