Distressed Gerey 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, headlines, packaging, halloween, antique, rustic, spooky, storybook, hand-inked, aged print, thematic display, dramatic texture, vintage mood, roughened, inked, worn, wavy, bracketed.
A distressed old-style serif with a rightward slant and visibly rough, ink-bitten contours. Strokes are heavy and slightly uneven, with soft tapering at joins and terminals that look carved or brush-worn rather than sharply cut. Serifs are bracketed and irregular, counters are rounded but textured, and the overall rhythm varies from letter to letter, giving the line a lively, handmade bounce. Numerals and lowercase follow the same weathered texture, with slightly inconsistent widths and a print-like wobble that reads as intentional aging.
Best suited for display applications where character and texture are an asset: posters, title treatments, book or album covers, themed packaging, and short headlines. It also works well for period or spooky motifs in branding and event graphics, especially when set with generous tracking and ample size to keep the distressed details readable.
The font conveys a vintage, timeworn tone—part antique print, part hand-inked poster. Its rough edges and dark color create a slightly ominous, theatrical mood while still feeling approachable and narrative, like type pulled from an old storybook or a distressed letterpress broadside.
Designed to emulate aged printing and hand-inked lettering, prioritizing atmosphere over precision. The goal appears to be an expressive, vintage display serif that instantly communicates wear, history, and a slightly dramatic tone in short-form text.
Texture is present both on outer contours and within strokes, creating a mottled, stamped effect at larger sizes. The italic slant and uneven stroke behavior add motion, but the distressed detailing can reduce clarity in tight settings or on low-resolution output.