Distressed Mubo 16 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, editorial, branding, vintage, rugged, analog, noir, handmade, aged print, analog texture, vintage tone, gritty emphasis, tactile feel, roughened, textured, worn, inky, letterpress.
A serif typeface with a sturdy, old-style skeleton and deliberately roughened contours. Strokes show a printed, inky texture with softened, broken edges and occasional nicks that create a worn, press-made look rather than clean vector outlines. Serifs are bracketed and blunt, with modest stroke modulation and slightly uneven terminals that add organic rhythm. Overall spacing and proportions feel traditional and readable, while the distressed surface treatment introduces lively grain and visual noise across the set.
Well-suited for posters, cover designs, and branding that benefit from a vintage or weathered texture. It can work in editorial settings for headlines, pull quotes, and short passages where a tactile, printed feel is desired. The distressed detailing is most effective at moderate-to-large sizes where the roughened edges remain legible and expressive.
The font conveys a timeworn, archival tone—suggesting aged paper, stamped ephemera, and analog reproduction. Its rough texture reads as rugged and authentic, leaning toward moody, noir-leaning vintage character rather than playful novelty. The effect feels handmade and slightly gritty, like type pulled from a well-used printing plate.
Likely designed to evoke traditional serif typography while simulating the imperfections of aged printing—ink spread, worn metal type, or letterpress bite—without sacrificing familiar letterforms. The goal appears to be dependable readability paired with a convincingly analog, distressed finish for themed display and branded applications.
The distressing is consistent enough to feel intentional and controlled, while still varying subtly from letter to letter to maintain a natural print irregularity. Numerals and capitals carry the same worn edge behavior, keeping the texture coherent across mixed-case settings and longer passages.