Distressed Ihmom 1 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, film titles, editorial pullquotes, packaging, typewriter, vintage, gritty, noir, hand-inked, evoke age, add grit, print texture, typewriter feel, roughened, inked, worn, uneven, stenciled-like.
A monospaced, serifed design with a typewriter-like skeleton and deliberately roughened outlines. Strokes show uneven edges, ink spread, and small nicks that create a distressed, printed-on-paper look while keeping consistent glyph widths and steady vertical rhythm. Serifs are blunt and slightly bracketed, counters are compact, and curves (notably in C, G, O, and 0) show irregularities that feel like worn metal type or imperfect impression. Numerals and punctuation follow the same battered texture, maintaining legibility while emphasizing a weathered surface.
This face is well suited to posters, title treatments, book covers, and other display contexts where a vintage, worn print voice is desirable. It also works for short editorial passages or pull quotes when you want a typewritten presence with added grit; for longer text, ample size and leading will help the texture breathe.
The overall tone is archival and gritty, evoking old documents, investigative reports, and well-handled pages. Its irregular inking adds tension and character, giving text a moody, analog authenticity rather than a clean digital finish.
The design appears intended to capture the structure of a classic monospaced typewriter style while layering in distressed inking to suggest age, wear, and imperfect reproduction. The goal is a reliable, grid-aligned rhythm with a deliberately rough, analog finish for thematic storytelling.
Texture is consistent across the set, with intentional wobble and edge breakup rather than random deformation, which helps paragraphs feel cohesive. The distressed treatment is strong enough to be noticeable at headline sizes, yet restrained enough to remain readable in short blocks of text.