Distressed Also 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, album covers, headlines, expressive, handwritten, vintage, edgy, lively, signature feel, handmade texture, display impact, vintage grit, brushy, slanted, textured, looping, calligraphic.
A slanted, handwritten script with a brush-pen feel and subtly rough, broken edges that suggest dry ink or worn printing. Strokes show fluid, tapered entries and exits with moderate thick–thin movement, and letterforms lean strongly forward with long, sweeping terminals and occasional looped joins. Overall spacing is tight and the forms are compact, giving a brisk rhythm; the lowercase appears small relative to the capitals, with tall ascenders and prominent, gestural capitals that can dominate a line.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings where texture is an asset: posters, packaging, logo wordmarks, album/film titling, and punchy headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or invitations when set with generous size and spacing to preserve clarity.
The texture and brisk slant create an energetic, slightly gritty personality—part romantic signature, part worn-in poster script. It reads as informal and expressive, with a hint of vintage swagger and handmade spontaneity rather than polished elegance.
Likely designed to emulate an energetic brush signature with a deliberately weathered edge, balancing legibility with a distressed, handcrafted look. The emphasis on dramatic capitals and sweeping strokes suggests a display-first script meant to add personality and motion to titles and branding.
In continuous text the lively stroke endings and textured contours add character, while the narrow, tightly spaced construction can make long passages feel busy. The numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with quick curves and angled stress that match the script tone.