Distressed Romad 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, merch, headlines, packaging, grunge, vintage, industrial, worn, rebellious, aged print, tough character, handmade feel, authenticity, rough edges, ink bleed, eroded, letterpress, stenciled feel.
A heavy, serifed display face with sturdy verticals and abrupt, bracket-like joins, overlaid with pronounced erosion and patchy interior voids that mimic worn ink or damaged printing. The outlines remain largely crisp and upright, but the surface texture breaks counters and terminals, creating a speckled, chipped silhouette across most glyphs. Proportions feel broadly classical with compact, confident capitals and a readable lowercase, while the distressing introduces uneven color and a slightly unstable rhythm in text.
Best suited for short, prominent text such as posters, headlines, labels, and branding moments where the distressed texture is meant to be seen. It can also work on packaging, apparel graphics, and editorial display settings that want a rough printed or aged-document feel. For body copy, larger sizes and comfortable tracking help maintain legibility through the erosion.
The overall tone is gritty and timeworn, suggesting age, friction, and imperfect production. It reads as tough and utilitarian, with a poster-like confidence that leans toward underground, DIY, and reclaimed-print aesthetics.
The design appears intended to combine a traditional serif foundation with deliberate wear and breakup, evoking distressed printing, aging, or abrasion. The goal is to deliver familiar letterforms with added character and atmosphere, turning straightforward typography into a textured, expressive voice.
Texture is distributed inconsistently from glyph to glyph, which adds authenticity but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, especially in tight counters (e.g., in rounded letters and numerals). In longer passages, the distressed pattern creates a lively, noisy texture that benefits from generous size and spacing.