Distressed Romad 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Franklin Gothic', 'ITC Franklin', and 'ITC Franklin Gothic LT' by ITC; 'Spiegel Sans' by LucasFonts; 'Helvetica Now' by Monotype; and 'Franklin Gothic' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, album art, grunge, industrial, rugged, vintage, stamped, add texture, retro grit, print wear, industrial tone, heavy, blocky, compact, blunt, weathered.
A heavy, sans-serif design built from compact, squared proportions and blunt terminals. Curves are wide and sturdy, counters are relatively tight, and spacing feels firm and utilitarian, giving lines of text a dense, poster-ready rhythm. A consistent worn texture appears as small chips, pinholes, and scuffed interior voids across many strokes, creating the look of ink breakdown or abraded printing while keeping the underlying letterforms highly legible.
This font suits short-to-medium display text where texture is part of the message: posters, headlines, merchandise graphics, packaging, labels, and album or event branding. It’s especially effective when you want a clean, geometric base with a weathered print feel, and it holds up well in large sizes where the distressed details can be seen.
The overall tone is gritty and workmanlike, evoking stenciled packaging, shop signage, and distressed print ephemera. It reads confident and tough rather than refined, with a deliberately imperfect surface that suggests age, friction, and use.
The design appears intended to combine a straightforward, industrial sans structure with a consistent distressed overlay to quickly add character and age. Its sturdy construction prioritizes impact and legibility, while the worn pattern provides an instant gritty aesthetic without requiring additional graphic treatments.
The distressing is fairly uniform in scale and distribution, so it functions like an applied texture rather than structural deformation of the shapes. Round letters retain smooth outer silhouettes, while the texture primarily interrupts fills, helping maintain clarity at display sizes.