Distressed Pugan 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, horror titles, event flyers, grunge, rough, handmade, edgy, playful, texture, impact, handmade feel, degraded print, ragged, blotty, inked, uneven, chunky.
A heavy, brushy display face with irregular, ragged contours and occasional interior nicks that suggest worn printing or dry-brush ink. Strokes are chunky and mostly monoline in feel, but the edges break up into torn-looking protrusions that vary from glyph to glyph. Counters tend to be small and sometimes partially clogged, while round forms like O and Q stay broadly circular but remain visibly distressed. Overall rhythm is lively and slightly unstable, with small variations in width and silhouette that read as intentionally handmade rather than geometric.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, packaging callouts, and music or event promotional graphics. It works especially well where a distressed, tactile texture is part of the brand voice, and where it can be set large enough for the rough edges to read clearly.
The texture and torn edges give it a gritty, DIY attitude that can feel ominous, spooky, or mischievously punk depending on color and context. It reads like something stamped, painted, or dragged onto the page, bringing immediate impact and a sense of rough energy.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, attention-grabbing headline voice with a deliberately degraded surface—evoking rough printing, weathered signage, or expressive brush lettering—while keeping letterforms familiar enough for quick recognition.
In the sample text, the distressed details become more apparent at larger sizes, where the broken edges and speckled bite marks form a consistent texture across lines. At smaller sizes, the tight counters and heavy texture can reduce clarity, so generous tracking and high contrast backgrounds help preserve legibility.