Distressed Emrad 2 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, album art, packaging, playful, grungy, cartoon, handmade, rowdy, attention grab, handmade feel, comic impact, gritty texture, blobby, roughened, rounded, chunky, inked.
A chunky, rounded display face with heavily irregular contours and a wet-ink, blobby silhouette. Strokes are extremely heavy with pinched joins and uneven stroke edges, producing a distressed, hand-made texture throughout. Counters are small and sometimes partially occluded, and terminals tend to be soft and bulbous rather than sharp. Proportions are compact and bouncy, with subtly inconsistent widths and a lively, imperfect rhythm across the alphabet and numerals.
Best suited for posters, headlines, and short phrases where a loud, characterful texture is desirable. It can work well for logos, album/cover art, event promos, and packaging that benefits from a playful grunge or comic vibe. For readability, it’s most effective at medium-to-large sizes and with generous tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is mischievous and energetic, with a messy, streetwise grit that reads more comic than elegant. Its roughened fill and swollen forms evoke playful disorder—like painted letters pressed quickly onto a poster or sign. It feels bold, attention-seeking, and informal, leaning toward fun horror, punk, or DIY craft aesthetics depending on context.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through mass, rounded shapes and deliberately rough execution. It prioritizes personality and texture over precision, aiming to simulate a hand-made, distressed mark that feels spontaneous and bold in display contexts.
Texture is not just at the edges; interior shapes show irregularities that create a worn/ink-smeared impression at larger sizes. The weight and tight counters can reduce clarity in smaller settings, so it reads best when given space and scale.