Distressed Idme 1 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, album covers, grunge, vintage, rugged, hand-printed, folk, add texture, evoke age, signal grit, handmade feel, rough edges, chipped, inked, irregular, blocky.
A roughened, serifed display face with chunky strokes and jagged, broken contours that mimic worn print or distressed inking. Forms feel block-built and slightly uneven, with pronounced notches, nicks, and irregular interior counters that vary from glyph to glyph. Serifs are blunt and angular rather than delicate, and the overall rhythm is intentionally inconsistent, producing a tactile, stamped look while remaining firmly upright and readable in short settings.
Best suited to display applications where texture is a feature: posters, headlines, brand marks, packaging, labels, and editorial callouts. It also works well for event graphics and album-cover style treatments where a worn, tactile presence is desired; for longer passages, larger point sizes and generous spacing will help preserve clarity.
The tone is gritty and nostalgic, suggesting aged posters, rough letterpress impressions, and hand-made signage. Its uneven edges and battered silhouettes add drama and a sense of physical texture, lending an intentionally imperfect, rebellious character.
The design appears intended to deliver a vintage, worn-print impression with the sturdiness of a serif display structure, balancing legibility with deliberate abrasion. It aims to provide instant texture and attitude without relying on additional effects or overlays.
Across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, the distress pattern is consistent in spirit but not mechanically uniform, which helps the font avoid a repeating texture. The sample text shows strong word shapes at larger sizes, while the smallest details (chips and bites) become more prominent and busy as size decreases.