Distressed Iddi 8 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, signage, vintage, rugged, handmade, western, aged print, letterpress feel, heritage tone, rustic branding, slab serif, bracketed, soft corners, roughened, textured.
A wide, bracketed slab-serif with sturdy verticals, rounded joins, and a subtly uneven, worn finish. Strokes show medium contrast and slightly softened terminals, while the serifs are broad and gently flared rather than sharp. The contours carry deliberate roughening—small chips, ink-wear breaks, and irregular edges—creating a printed, timeworn texture without collapsing the core letter shapes. Overall spacing and proportions feel generous and steady, supporting set text while preserving a tactile, imperfect surface.
Works well for posters, headlines, and branding that wants an aged print or workshop aesthetic. It’s a strong fit for packaging, labels, and signage where the textured finish can add personality, especially at medium to large sizes where the distress details remain clear.
The tone is nostalgic and workmanlike, evoking old posters, stamped packaging, and letterpress ephemera. Its distressed surface adds grit and character, giving messages a lived-in, authentic feel rather than a polished corporate voice.
Designed to deliver a classic slab-serif backbone with an intentionally weathered surface, balancing readability with a convincingly analog, printed patina. The aim appears to be a dependable display/text face that immediately signals heritage, craft, and rugged authenticity.
The distressing appears consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, reading like ink spread and abrasion rather than random noise. Lowercase forms remain straightforward and legible, with single-story a and g and a compact, sturdy rhythm suited to display-to-short-text use.