Distressed Urbe 11 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, packaging, headlines, branding, raw, expressive, gritty, handmade, energetic, handmade feel, texture emphasis, display impact, informal tone, brushy, roughened, inked, slanted, casual.
A brush-written display face with dense, ink-heavy strokes and visibly irregular contours. The letterforms are slightly slanted with a compact footprint, producing a tight rhythm and a lively, uneven baseline. Stroke edges show dry-brush breakup and blunted terminals, with occasional swelling and tapering that suggests fast marker or brush pressure changes. Counters are small and sometimes partially pinched, while rounded forms stay open enough to remain recognizable at larger sizes.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, album art, product packaging, and branding marks where texture is an asset. It can also work for social graphics or event promotions, especially when set large so the brush grain and edge wear remain clear.
The overall tone feels spontaneous and gritty, like hand-painted signage or quick studio lettering. Its rough texture and energetic stroke movement give it an informal, streetwise character that reads as assertive and expressive rather than refined.
Designed to capture the immediacy of hand-painted lettering in a repeatable font, prioritizing texture, motion, and attitude. The condensed, slanted forms and rough stroke behavior aim to deliver strong visual punch with a deliberately imperfect, human finish.
Uppercase forms have a punchy, poster-like presence, while the lowercase leans more cursive and sketch-like, creating a noticeable case contrast in personality. Numerals follow the same painted logic with simplified shapes and rough edges, reinforcing the handmade texture across the set.