Distressed Vima 3 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, social graphics, playful, handmade, gritty, casual, youthful, hand-lettered effect, rough texture, display impact, casual tone, brushy, blobby, rounded, organic, uneven baseline.
A compact, brush-drawn display face with heavy, inked strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are condensed with irregular widths and gently wavering verticals, giving the set an intentionally inconsistent rhythm. Edges look slightly worn and blotted, as if made with a dry marker or loaded brush, and counters tend to be small and somewhat uneven. The overall texture is lively and imperfect, with occasional bulges and tapering that reinforce a hand-rendered feel.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, event titles, album art, packaging callouts, and social media graphics. It also works well for themed projects that benefit from a handmade, distressed texture—especially when set at larger sizes where the rough edges and ink variation can be appreciated.
The font conveys an informal, energetic tone with a hint of roughness—more zine and street-sign than polished branding. Its irregular ink texture reads friendly and expressive while still feeling tough and tactile, making it well suited to designs that want personality over precision.
The design appears intended to simulate quick, confident hand lettering with a slightly worn ink texture, delivering a bold, condensed impact without feeling mechanically uniform. It aims to add immediacy and character to display typography, emphasizing human irregularity and tactile presence.
Uppercase and lowercase share a similar simplified construction, prioritizing bold silhouettes over strict typographic regularity. Numerals follow the same hand-painted logic, keeping a cohesive, rugged texture across mixed text. In longer lines, the condensed forms create a punchy, tightly packed color with noticeable organic variation.