Distressed Mude 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, zines, album art, headlines, props, gritty, vintage, industrial, archival, noir, aged print, analog texture, raw realism, document tone, tactile grit, inked, eroded, speckled, blotchy, rugged.
A serifed, typewriter-like design with sturdy verticals, bracketed slabby serifs, and rounded terminals that feel mechanically produced rather than calligraphic. The most defining trait is the rough, eroded perimeter and uneven ink density, which creates a worn printing texture across strokes. Letterspacing and proportions feel utilitarian, with compact shapes and a steady baseline that reads like monospaced inspiration even as widths vary across characters.
Well suited to designs that benefit from an authentic, distressed print voice: posters, zines, album artwork, packaging accents, and editorial pull quotes where texture is part of the message. It can also work for prop-style documents, titles, and headings that need a stamped or archival feel, and for short-to-medium text where a gritty tone is desired.
This typeface conveys a gritty, analog tone—like language pulled from archived documents, stamped forms, or underground posters. The irregular ink feel adds tension and immediacy, suggesting age, friction, and a slightly rebellious edge while remaining readable.
The font appears designed to simulate imperfect printing—ink spread, abrasion, and mechanical roughness—while preserving the familiar structure of a classic serif/typewriter model. It prioritizes atmosphere and tactile texture over crisp geometry, aiming to make text feel handled, copied, or weathered.
The distress is consistent enough to feel intentional rather than random, with roughened edges and occasional interior nicks that mimic worn type or degraded reproduction. Numerals match the same utilitarian, print-worn character, helping the set feel cohesive in mixed text.