Distressed Nudeb 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, event flyers, packaging, headlines, grunge, handmade, raw, punk, quirky, add grit, signal diy, evoke print wear, increase impact, humanize type, rough-edged, inked, textured, rustic, irregular.
A rough, inked display face with irregular contours and visibly distressed edges that mimic worn printing or a dry-brush marker. Strokes show uneven thickness and slight wobble, with occasional nicks and bite marks along stems and curves. Proportions lean condensed, while letter widths vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, handmade rhythm. Counters are simple and sometimes slightly pinched, and terminals tend to end bluntly or with frayed, brushy breaks rather than clean cuts.
Best suited to short-form applications where texture is a feature: posters, album/track artwork, event flyers, apparel graphics, packaging, and bold headlines. It can also work for pull quotes, section openers, or signage where a handmade, worn-print tone is desired and ample size/contrast is available.
The texture and imperfect outlines give the font a gritty, DIY personality—expressive, a little rebellious, and intentionally unpolished. It reads as informal and tactile, evoking zines, handmade signage, and vintage or worn imprint aesthetics rather than refined editorial typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a distressed, hand-rendered look with strong character and immediate impact, prioritizing tactile texture and expressive irregularity over strict typographic uniformity. Its condensed stance and energetic variation aim to keep headlines compact while still feeling animated and human.
In continuous text the distressed texture remains prominent and can visually thicken at smaller sizes, while larger settings showcase the rugged edge detail and the lively, uneven rhythm. Numerals and capitals carry the same weathered treatment, helping headlines and short phrases feel cohesive across mixed-case and figures.