Distressed Nugod 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, halloween, punk flyers, album art, poster headlines, grunge, spooky, vintage, handmade, rough, aged print, gritty impact, analog texture, dark theme, textured, eroded, inked, ragged, worn.
A condensed, upright serif style with heavily distressed contours that mimic worn ink or rough letterpress printing. Strokes are generally straight and vertical with small, blunt serifs and occasional wedge-like terminals, while counters and joins show irregular bite marks and ragged edges. The rhythm is tight and compact, with tall proportions and slightly uneven stroke boundaries that create a noisy, tactile texture across words. Numerals and capitals follow the same narrow, weathered construction, keeping the overall color dense and gritty.
Best suited for display typography where texture is part of the message: horror or thriller titles, Halloween promotions, distressed poster headlines, zines and punk flyers, album artwork, and themed packaging. It works well for short lines, labels, and impactful headings where a worn, analog print feel is desired.
The font conveys a grimy, aged atmosphere—part old poster, part haunted pamphlet—where the roughness feels intentional and dramatic. Its distressed texture adds tension and unease, while the narrow forms keep the tone urgent and claustrophobic, lending itself to horror, mystery, and underground aesthetics.
Likely designed to deliver a compact vintage-serif silhouette with an intentionally eroded, ink-worn surface, evoking aged printing and battered signage. The goal appears to be immediate thematic impact through texture and atmosphere while retaining a recognizable serif structure.
Distress is consistent across the set, with irregular edge erosion rather than random splatter, so text blocks read as a unified texture. The condensed width and busy outlines can reduce clarity at small sizes, but become striking at display sizes where the rough detail is most legible.