Distressed Meho 1 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, zines, handmade, gritty, playful, folksy, casual, handmade feel, analog texture, diy impact, poster voice, rough print, brushy, roughened, organic, uneven, narrow.
A condensed, hand-drawn display face with brush-like strokes and intentionally uneven contours. Stems and curves show wobble and slight tapering, with rough edges that mimic dry-brush ink or worn printing. Letterforms are compact with tight internal counters, a small x-height, and irregular character widths that create a lively, slightly chaotic rhythm. The overall construction stays mostly vertical, while stroke endings vary between blunt and lightly flicked terminals.
Best suited for short, high-impact text where texture and personality are desirable—posters, event flyers, album/cover art, labels, and branded graphics with an analog feel. It can work for punchy subheads or callouts, but the roughened strokes and condensed proportions make it less ideal for long reading at small sizes.
The font conveys a gritty, handmade energy—casual and expressive, with a touch of mischief. Its distressed texture reads as analog and imperfect, evoking hand-lettered posters, zines, and DIY packaging rather than polished editorial typography.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, attention-grabbing voice with an intentionally worn, hand-inked look. By combining condensed proportions with irregular stroke texture, it aims to add immediacy and human character to display typography.
Caps and lowercase share a consistent narrow silhouette, and the digits follow the same hand-rendered texture for cohesive numerals in headlines. Texture is baked into the outlines rather than relying on subtle details, so the distressed character remains visible at typical display sizes.