Distressed Bulu 10 is a very bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, packaging, event flyers, grunge, industrial, vintage, pulp, noisy, add texture, evoke printwear, create impact, save space, eroded, roughened, inked, condensed, hand-printed.
A condensed display face with tall proportions and chunky vertical strokes, shaped by an intentionally worn, ink-smeared texture. Letterforms read as broadly sans with occasional softened corners and subtly uneven contours, giving the outlines a hand-printed, imperfect rhythm. Counters are relatively tight and sometimes partially clogged by distress, while terminals often end bluntly with jagged, abraded edges. Overall spacing feels compact, and the texture remains consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals for a unified, rough-print look.
Best suited to headlines, posters, cover art, and packaging where texture is part of the message. It works well for short-to-medium phrases, badges, and punchy typographic lockups, especially in single-color applications that benefit from a rough, printed aesthetic.
The font conveys a gritty, utilitarian attitude—like rubber-stamp lettering or aged poster type pulled from a well-used press. Its distressed finish adds a raw, weathered energy that can feel retro, underground, and slightly confrontational while staying legible at display sizes.
The design appears intended to provide a compact, attention-grabbing display voice that evokes worn printing and physical texture. Its narrow build maximizes impact in tight spaces, while the consistent erosion adds character and immediacy to otherwise straightforward letterforms.
The distress pattern appears both on the exterior edges and within strokes, creating speckling and small voids that intensify as sizes get smaller. Numerals follow the same tall, condensed build, helping the set feel cohesive in headlines and short callouts.