Distressed Lobi 10 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event flyers, grunge, handmade, playful, rugged, quirky, add texture, handmade feel, retro print, casual impact, gritty display, rough edges, inked, blotchy, chunky, textured.
A heavy, chunky alphabet with organic, irregular contours and visibly roughened edges that feel like ink laid down on absorbent paper. Strokes stay broadly consistent in weight with minimal contrast, while corners are softened and occasionally flattened, creating a stamped or hand-painted silhouette. Counters are simple and open, and the overall rhythm is lively due to uneven stroke terminations and slight shape variability across letters and numerals.
Best suited for display use such as posters, headlines, album covers, packaging, and event flyers where texture is part of the message. It also works well for short slogans, badges, and graphic lockups that benefit from a rough, analog feel rather than crisp typography.
The texture and wobble give the font a gritty, handmade personality that reads as casual and energetic rather than polished. It suggests DIY printmaking, zine culture, or rough signage—confident, a little messy, and intentionally imperfect.
The design appears intended to deliver an intentionally worn, ink-pressed look with friendly, rounded forms and expressive irregularity. It prioritizes character and tactile texture over precision, aiming to inject a handcrafted, distressed tone into display typography.
The distressed texture remains consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, helping maintain a unified look in blocks of text. The bold massing keeps it legible at larger sizes, while the edge noise and uneven details become more noticeable (and more characteristic) as size increases.