Distressed Nubis 5 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Matt' by Fontfabric (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, merch, album art, rugged, playful, handmade, vintage, loud, add texture, signal diy, create impact, evoke printwear, chunky, rounded, blotchy, worn, print-like.
A heavy, all-caps–friendly sans with chunky strokes and broadly rounded corners, drawn with intentionally uneven contours. The letterforms have a printed, worn surface: edges look scuffed and slightly jagged, and counters show subtle irregularities that suggest ink spread or rough reproduction. Proportions skew generously wide with straightforward, blocky construction; curves are full and open, while joins and terminals feel softened rather than sharp. Overall rhythm is sturdy and legible at display sizes, with organic variation that keeps repeated shapes from feeling perfectly mechanical.
Works best for display applications where texture is a feature: posters, headlines, event graphics, packaging, labels, and merchandise. The robust shapes hold up well against busy backgrounds and can add instant personality to simple layouts, especially in short to medium lines.
The texture and softened geometry give it a rough-and-ready, handmade attitude—somewhere between shop-stamp utilitarian and poster-friendly fun. It reads as casual, bold in presence, and a bit rebellious, with a nostalgic DIY print vibe.
Likely designed to combine a simple, sturdy sans structure with a deliberately worn printing effect, delivering an attention-grabbing display voice that feels tactile and imperfect by design.
The distressed treatment is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, creating a cohesive “inked” color on the page. In text samples, the strong weight and wide set make short phrases feel emphatic, while the rough edges add character that becomes more noticeable as size increases.