Distressed Obho 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, labels, headlines, branding, handmade, rustic, playful, casual, grunge, handmade feel, vintage print, texture, informality, approachability, rough-edged, textured, inked, organic, imperfect.
A hand-rendered sans with uneven, brushy strokes and visibly roughened edges that mimic dry ink or worn printing. Letterforms are largely simple and open, with rounded bowls and soft corners, but with irregular contours and subtle wobble in verticals and curves. Stroke thickness varies within and across glyphs, creating a lively rhythm and a slightly mottled texture in counters and terminals. Spacing and widths feel intentionally inconsistent, reinforcing the handmade, distressed character while remaining legible at display sizes.
Best suited for display applications where texture is a feature: posters, packaging, labels, menus, craft branding, and short headlines. It can work for brief passages or captions when set with generous size and spacing, but the distressed edges and irregular rhythm are most effective when the font is allowed to read as a tactile, printed surface.
The font conveys an informal, approachable tone with a crafty, rustic edge. Its distressed texture adds a weathered, analog feel—suggesting DIY signage, workshop labels, or screen-printed ephemera rather than polished corporate typography. Overall, it reads as friendly and expressive, with a touch of grit.
The design appears intended to simulate hand-drawn lettering with the imperfections of imperfect ink transfer—combining straightforward, readable skeletons with intentionally degraded edges and uneven stroke flow. The goal seems to be adding warmth and authenticity through controlled irregularity rather than strict geometric consistency.
Uppercase forms tend to be broad and simple, while lowercase introduces more idiosyncratic shapes (notably in the looped and double-storey constructions), which increases the handmade personality in running text. Numerals follow the same roughened, inked treatment, with rounded forms that keep the set cohesive.