Distressed Gebaz 1 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, greeting cards, quirky, handmade, playful, casual, sketchy, handwritten charm, casual display, organic texture, imperfect character, monoline, wiry, loose, organic, wobbly.
A wiry, hand-drawn face built from thin, slightly wobbly strokes with uneven pressure and occasional retracing that creates a lightly sketched texture. Letterforms are compact and upright-leaning with narrow overall proportions and open counters, giving the alphabet an airy rhythm. Terminals are blunt and informal, curves feel loosely controlled, and spacing appears irregular in a natural handwritten way, contributing to a lively, imperfect texture across words.
Best suited to display use where a handmade, slightly distressed texture is desirable: posters, packaging accents, book or zine covers, and short headlines. It can also work for playful captions or greeting-card style messaging, especially at larger sizes where the sketch detail and irregular rhythm can be appreciated.
The font conveys an offbeat, personal tone—like quick marker notes or doodled headings. Its uneven outlines and variable rhythm add a lightly distressed, human presence that feels friendly and humorous rather than formal or polished.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of handwritten lettering—quickly drawn, slightly rough, and intentionally imperfect—to add personality and an informal, themed atmosphere to titles and short phrases.
Uppercase forms read like simplified handwritten caps, while the lowercase stays minimal and single-storey in character, keeping the texture consistent. Numerals follow the same sketchy construction, with narrow figures and rounded forms that maintain the casual, improvised look in running text.