Distressed Yade 9 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Designator' by TEKNIKE (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, album art, game ui, packaging, titles, grunge, industrial, handmade, noisy, techno, texture-first, diy aesthetic, lo-fi impact, rugged display, analog grit, rough, angular, monoline, choppy, wiry.
A rough, angular, monoline sans with squared counters and a loosely geometric construction. Strokes look marker- or brush-drawn, producing jagged edges, uneven terminals, and small inconsistencies in stroke thickness and alignment. Letterforms lean subtly backward with a slightly erratic baseline and irregular spacing that gives the texture a hand-cut, imperfect rhythm. The lowercase is compact with simple, single-storey forms, and the numerals follow the same boxy, stencil-like logic with occasional wobble and blunt corners.
Best suited for short display settings where the distressed texture can read clearly: posters, headlines, album/playlist artwork, game or app UI accents, packaging callouts, and event graphics. It can also work for logos or badges when a rugged, hand-made imprint is desired, but it is less appropriate for long passages of small body text.
The overall tone is gritty and DIY, mixing a utilitarian, industrial feel with the energy of quick hand lettering. Its rough perimeter and uneven rhythm suggest photocopied flyers, worn labeling, or lo-fi digital/game interfaces where texture is part of the voice.
The design appears aimed at delivering a boxy, constructed sans silhouette while preserving the immediacy of hand-made, distressed mark-making. It prioritizes character and texture over smooth precision, offering a deliberate lo-fi voice for thematic and atmospheric typography.
The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, so the distressed character reads as intentional rather than incidental. Straight segments dominate, with curves rendered as faceted bends, reinforcing a mechanical, constructed impression even while the edges remain visibly raw.