Distressed Naru 1 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, packaging, zines, headlines, grunge, handmade, raw, vintage, noisy, distressed print, diy texture, analog grit, worn signage, rough, inked, ragged, worn, textured.
A condensed, upright text face with monoline strokes and visibly ragged contours that emulate worn printing or a dry, inked marker. Letterforms are mostly simple and geometric at the core, but their edges wobble and chip, producing a speckled, irregular silhouette and uneven stroke terminals. Counters stay fairly open for a distressed style, while straight stems and crossbars show subtle bite marks and jitter, creating a lively, imperfect rhythm across words and lines.
This font is well suited to short, high-impact copy such as posters, album/playlist artwork, product packaging, and zine-style layouts where a worn, tactile voice is desired. It can also work for badges, labels, and themed display lines, especially when paired with clean supporting typography for body text.
The overall tone feels gritty and analog, like photocopied flyers, stamped labels, or screen-printed apparel that has seen wear. Its roughness reads as energetic and unpolished, lending a DIY, underground character rather than a polished editorial voice.
The design appears intended to capture the look of distressed print—letters built from straightforward, narrow forms and then roughened to suggest age, abrasion, or imperfect reproduction. The goal is a readable display alphabet with strong personality and a consistently textured finish.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, so the distressed effect reads as an intentional layer rather than isolated quirks. In longer text, the irregular perimeter creates a dark, slightly noisy color, making it most effective when allowed some breathing room in tracking and line spacing.