Distressed Buru 11 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, apparel, packaging, social media, event promo, brushy, energetic, casual, gritty, handmade, handmade texture, headline impact, dynamic motion, casual branding, expressive script, dry brush, rough edge, inked, slanted, condensed.
A slanted brush-script with compact proportions and a tight, forward-leaning rhythm. Strokes are heavy and taper subtly at turns, with visible dry-brush texture creating broken edges, small voids, and uneven ink distribution throughout. Letterforms are loosely connected in feel even when set as separate glyphs, and they maintain a consistent handwritten momentum with occasional sharp terminals and rounded bowls. Overall spacing is relatively tight, favoring bold, punchy word shapes over airy readability.
Well-suited to posters, apparel graphics, packaging highlights, and social media headers where texture and movement are desirable. It performs best at display sizes for quotes, titles, and short punchy phrases, especially when paired with a simpler supporting text face.
The tone is lively and assertive, combining sporty headline energy with a raw, street-level grit. The distressed brush texture adds a handmade, imperfect character that feels spontaneous and expressive rather than polished or formal.
Likely designed to mimic fast, pressure-driven brush lettering with a deliberately worn ink effect, prioritizing impact and personality over precision. The condensed, slanted forms aim to create strong horizontal flow and bold presence in energetic branding or themed graphics.
Uppercase forms read like expressive caps rather than strict Roman structures, reinforcing the brush-lettered personality. Numerals and lowercase carry the same textured stroke behavior, keeping the set visually cohesive for short statements and emphasis-driven typography.