Distressed Memi 12 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, craft branding, book covers, event flyers, handmade, rustic, casual, organic, worn, handwritten feel, analog texture, casual display, imperfect print, rough, textured, uneven, jittery, dry-brush.
A casual, hand-rendered roman with rough, irregular outlines and subtly jittery strokes that feel like dry marker or brush on paper. Letterforms are mostly simple and open, with rounded bowls and softly squared terminals, but edges appear chipped and uneven, giving a printed-worn texture. Proportions are moderately compact with straightforward geometry; curves are slightly lumpy and counters vary a bit from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade rhythm. Numerals and caps follow the same informal construction, with consistent texture rather than strict uniformity.
Well-suited for display typography where a handmade, lightly worn texture is desirable—posters, small-batch packaging, café or market signage, book covers, and event flyers. It can work for short text passages when set generously, but the rough edge texture will be most effective in headlines, pull quotes, and branding accents.
The font conveys a sketchbook, DIY tone—friendly and imperfect, with a lightly weathered presence. Its roughened contouring reads as authentic and human, suggesting craft, analog printing, or casually lettered signage rather than polished corporate typography.
Likely designed to replicate the look of quickly hand-lettered forms reproduced through imperfect printing or scanning, combining approachable readability with an intentionally rough, analog finish.
Stroke endings tend to taper or blunt inconsistently, and joins sometimes swell slightly, creating a natural pen-pressure illusion. Spacing appears comfortable and readable in the sample text, while the distressed edges remain prominent enough to be a defining characteristic at display sizes.