Distressed Vive 10 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, album art, handmade, quirky, rustic, casual, grunge, handmade feel, rough print, casual display, diy character, brushy, textured, rough, wiry, informal.
A condensed, hand-rendered sans with brushy strokes and visibly irregular edges. Forms are built from slightly wobbly verticals and rounded joins, with uneven stroke widths and occasional tapered terminals that mimic dry-brush or rough marker texture. Counters are generally open and simple, and spacing feels organically inconsistent in a way that reinforces the handmade rhythm. Numerals match the letterforms with the same narrow proportions and textured, ink-worn silhouette.
Best suited to display uses where the rough, handmade texture can be appreciated—posters, punchy headlines, packaging, and branding accents. It can also work for short phrases in social graphics or labels where an informal, handcrafted voice is desired, rather than long-form reading.
The overall tone is casual and scrappy, with a lively, imperfect energy that reads as handcrafted rather than engineered. Its rough texture and narrow build suggest a DIY, indie, and slightly gritty sensibility—approachable, playful, and a bit rebellious without feeling aggressive.
The design appears intended to simulate quickly painted or marker-lettered uppercase and lowercase with a worn, imperfect print effect. Its narrow proportions concentrate impact in tight spaces while the distressed stroke edges add personality and a tactile, analog feel.
The texture is consistent enough to hold together in words, but the irregular contours and tight, condensed proportions make it feel most at home in short bursts of text. Rounded shapes (like O, C, e) keep a friendly feel, while the jittery stroke edges add visual noise that becomes a defining feature at larger sizes.