Distressed Alma 1 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, craft branding, titles, labels, handmade, rugged, casual, folksy, organic, handmade feel, printed texture, casual voice, analog character, rough edges, dry-brush, textured, uneven, imperfect.
A relaxed sans with hand-drawn construction and subtly irregular outlines. Strokes show dry, slightly broken edges and small wobble in verticals and curves, giving the letters a printed-with-ink, imperfect finish. Forms are mostly simple and open, with rounded bowls and straightforward terminals; spacing and widths vary slightly from glyph to glyph, creating a lively rhythm. The lowercase includes a single-storey a and g, a compact e, and a narrow, straightforward r, while figures are simple and readable with the same textured contouring.
Works well for posters, headlines, and short passages where a handmade, tactile impression is desired. It’s a strong fit for packaging, labels, café or market signage, and craft-oriented branding, as well as editorial pull quotes that want an informal, organic voice.
The overall tone feels informal and human, with a weathered, tactile quality that suggests craft and authenticity rather than polish. Its gentle roughness reads as approachable and a bit rustic, suited to designs that benefit from a lived-in, analog character.
Likely designed to emulate a hand-rendered sans with the imperfections of dry ink or rough printing, balancing straightforward letterforms with enough texture and irregularity to feel human-made.
The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, and remains legible at display and short-text sizes; at smaller sizes the rough edge detail may visually fill in slightly. Uppercase proportions are clean and restrained, while the lowercase introduces more personality through uneven stroke behavior and subtly varied widths.