Distressed Pugan 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, packaging, streetwear, grunge, handmade, raw, inked, street, add texture, signal diy, create grit, evoke print wear, rough, ragged, blotchy, textured, uneven.
A heavy, hand-rendered all-purpose face with irregular contours and visibly worn edges. Strokes look brushy and ink-loaded, with occasional nicks, gaps, and soft blots that create a rough printed texture. Letterforms are mostly simple and blocky with rounded corners, but proportions vary from glyph to glyph, producing an uneven rhythm and a lively baseline/sidebearing feel. Counters are often partially choked or mottled, and terminals tend to end in torn, tapering, or smudged shapes rather than clean cuts.
Well suited to display roles such as posters, event promos, album covers, and bold editorial headings where a rough, tactile tone is desired. It can also add attitude to packaging, labels, and apparel graphics, especially when paired with clean supporting text.
The overall tone feels gritty and handmade, with a DIY, photocopied or stamped character. It reads as informal and rebellious, suggesting street-level signage, punk flyers, or distressed packaging rather than polished corporate typography.
Likely designed to mimic rough ink on paper—somewhere between a brush-painted marker style and a distressed letterpress/photocopy artifact. The intent appears to be impact and texture first, prioritizing character and grit over perfect uniformity.
The texture is consistent enough to hold together as a set, but the deliberate inconsistency in stroke edges and spacing is a key part of its voice. It performs best when allowed to look imperfect; at very small sizes the interior speckling and softened joins may reduce clarity.