Distressed Rolus 12 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album covers, event flyers, rugged, retro, handmade, noisy, gritty, impact, vintage feel, printed texture, diy tone, compact headlines, condensed, chunky, inked, roughened, posterlike.
A condensed, heavy sans with compact proportions and slightly uneven widths from glyph to glyph. Strokes are thick and mostly straight-sided, with rounded corners and simplified, sturdy curves. A consistent distressed texture appears as small interior chips and worn patches, giving the black shapes a printed, imperfect look rather than clean outlines. Counters are tight and apertures are modest, producing dense letterforms that hold together well at display sizes.
Best suited to posters, headlines, and short emphatic lines where the dense weight and worn texture can read clearly. It also fits packaging, labels, album/film graphics, and promotional materials that benefit from a tactile, analog-printed feel. For longer text, the tight counters and distressed interior details suggest using larger sizes and generous line spacing.
The overall tone is gritty and tactile, like ink pushed through rough stock or a well-used rubber stamp. It reads as energetic and streetwise, with a vintage poster and DIY print-shop attitude that adds personality and edge without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a narrow footprint while adding a deliberately weathered, printed character. Its sturdy construction and controlled grunge texture aim to evoke handmade production and retro display typography, balancing legibility with a bold, rough-edged voice.
Uppercase forms skew toward blocky, vertical construction, while lowercase introduces softer bowls and a sturdy, compact rhythm. The distressed artifacts are integrated across letters and numerals, so the texture feels intentional and uniform in spirit, even as individual marks vary. Spacing looks geared toward impactful headline setting, where the condensed build and heavy color create strong visual punch.