Distressed Jope 10 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event flyers, grunge, playful, spooky, vintage, handmade, weathered print, horror display, retro poster, handmade texture, high impact, blobby, ragged, chunky, worn, rough.
A heavy, chunky display face with irregular, torn-looking contours and softly bulging silhouettes. Strokes stay broadly consistent in mass, but the perimeter is intentionally uneven, creating a stamped/ink-squeezed feel with occasional nicks and bite-like notches. Counters are small and sometimes pinched or lumpy, and terminals tend to end in blunt, rounded forms rather than crisp cuts. The overall rhythm is slightly uneven from letter to letter, reinforcing an organic, distressed texture in both capitals and lowercase.
Best suited to large-scale display work such as posters, headlines, event flyers, and cover art where the distressed texture can be appreciated. It also fits packaging or labels that want a rough, handmade or vintage-print impression, and works well for seasonal or themed graphics that benefit from a slightly spooky, grungy voice.
The tone is gritty and playful, like aged poster type that’s been weathered, over-inked, or roughly printed. Its rough edges and chunky forms also lend a mildly spooky, creature-feature energy that reads well in themed, attention-grabbing settings.
The design appears intended to mimic rough printing or worn signage by combining very heavy forms with deliberately eroded, irregular edges. Its broad shapes prioritize impact and personality over neutrality, aiming to deliver an immediately recognizable, textured look in short, high-contrast copy.
In continuous text, the dense color and broken outlines create strong texture but reduce fine legibility at smaller sizes; the distressed edges become the dominant visual feature. Numerals match the same blobby, worn treatment, keeping the set cohesive for bold headings and short statements.