Distressed Efguw 2 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, apparel, rugged, energetic, vintage, streetwise, handmade, hand-painted feel, print patina, headline impact, retro grit, roughened, condensed, slanted, brushtype, inked.
A condensed, forward-slanted brush-style sans with heavy strokes and slightly irregular contours. Letterforms are compact and upright in structure but pushed by an italic angle, with rounded terminals, tapered joins, and a lively baseline rhythm. The texture shows subtle breaks and mottled interior speckling that reads like worn ink or rough printing, adding grit without fully disrupting legibility. Counters are relatively tight, and the narrow proportions keep words dense and punchy in setting.
Well suited to display settings where impact and texture matter: posters, event graphics, album or film titles, brand marks, packaging callouts, and apparel graphics. It also works for short slogans and subheads where the condensed width helps fit copy into tight spaces while maintaining a strong presence.
The overall tone feels bold, scrappy, and kinetic—like hand-painted signage or a stamped poster pulled from a well-used screen. Its distressed texture adds a vintage, workwear character while the slant and brush energy keep it modern and assertive.
The design appears intended to emulate bold brush lettering with a deliberately worn finish, balancing high visual punch with a print-like patina. It aims to deliver a handcrafted, street-poster feel that stands out in branding and promotional applications.
Caps and lowercase share a consistent brush logic, with simplified, sturdy shapes and minimal detailing. Numerals follow the same narrow, inked construction and match the alphabet well, supporting cohesive headlines and short-form copy.