Distressed Daza 8 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, social media, apparel, handmade, energetic, casual, gritty, expressive, handmade feel, authentic texture, display impact, informal voice, brush script, dry brush, textured, rough, choppy strokes.
A slanted, brush-driven script with a dry, textured stroke that breaks and frays at the edges, creating an intentionally worn look. Letterforms are built from quick, tapered movements with sharp entries and exits, irregular terminals, and occasional ink-buildup blobs that add contrast and rhythm. The overall texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with bouncy baselines and varied stroke pressure that keeps the line lively while remaining readable in short text.
Best suited to display applications where texture is an asset: posters, cover art, product packaging, and punchy brand or campaign messaging. It also works well for social graphics, pull quotes, and apparel-style typography where a handmade, gritty script can provide personality and motion.
The font conveys an informal, handmade tone with a gritty, street-level edge—more like marker or brush lettering than polished calligraphy. Its texture and momentum suggest spontaneity and urgency, giving headlines a human, energetic voice that feels contemporary and slightly rugged.
The design appears intended to mimic fast brush or marker lettering with a dry, distressed print character, balancing legibility with expressive texture. Its consistent roughness and lively slant aim to deliver an authentic, handcrafted feel for modern display typography.
Capitals tend toward simplified, handwritten forms rather than traditional serif structures, helping the set feel cohesive with the lowercase. Counters remain fairly open despite the roughness, but the dry-brush breakup becomes more pronounced at smaller sizes or in dense settings. Numerals match the same brush logic, with lively curves and varied terminal shapes that read well in display contexts.