Distressed Mema 4 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, zines, gritty, handmade, retro, playful, raw, add texture, analog feel, handmade tone, grunge branding, rough edge, inked, organic, wobbly, imperfect.
A condensed, hand-rendered text face with monolinear strokes and visibly rough, ink-bleed edges. Letterforms show slight wobble and uneven terminals, suggesting brush/marker or distressed print texture rather than crisp vector geometry. Curves are simplified and somewhat angular in places, with irregular stroke endings and small contour bumps that create a lively, imperfect rhythm across lines. Spacing appears fairly tight and utilitarian, supporting compact set text while keeping a handmade feel.
Well-suited for short-to-medium headlines and display copy in posters, flyers, album/playlist art, and branded graphics that benefit from a rough, analog texture. It also works for packaging labels and editorial pull quotes where a handmade, distressed tone is desired without heavy stroke contrast.
The overall tone is casual and gritty, like stamped packaging, zines, or quick hand-lettering reproduced through rough printing. Its imperfections add warmth and attitude, balancing a friendly, approachable voice with a worn, streetwise edge.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect analog reproduction—hand-drawn letterforms captured through worn printing or inked tooling—delivering a compact, readable silhouette with a deliberately roughened edge. It aims to add character and tactility to otherwise straightforward typography.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, with noticeable variation in contour smoothness that reads as intentional distress rather than random noise. The sample text shows the face holding together at text sizes, where the roughness becomes a subtle grain and the condensed proportions keep lines economical.