Distressed Yade 7 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font visually similar to 'Designator' by TEKNIKE (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, album art, game ui, headlines, packaging, industrial, grunge, retro, utilitarian, punk, worn print, diy signage, industrial tone, retro tech, blocky, stenciled, roughened, monoline, angular.
A squarish, monoline display face built from straight strokes and right-angle turns, with a boxy, geometric skeleton and mostly open counters. The outlines are intentionally roughened, creating uneven edges and small breaks that resemble worn stamping or coarse screen printing. Corners are predominantly sharp, proportions are compact, and the lowercase keeps a simplified, near-unicase construction with short extenders and a tightly set rhythm. Numerals follow the same rectilinear logic, reading like hand-cut signage forms rather than refined text figures.
Best suited to display applications where texture is an asset: posters, album covers, event flyers, packaging, labels, and title treatments. It can also work for game/UI headings or on-screen graphics that want a rugged, industrial voice, especially when set at larger sizes and with modest tracking.
The overall tone is tough and utilitarian, evoking industrial labeling, DIY fabrication, and distressed poster work. Its rough texture adds grit and energy, lending a raw, underground feel that reads as retro-futuristic and slightly techno in spirit.
The design appears intended to combine a geometric, sign-painterly block construction with a deliberate worn-print finish, delivering a legible but gritty look reminiscent of stamped marks and distressed retail or workshop typography.
In the sample text, the distressed edge texture remains consistent across sizes, but the coarse outline can fill in or shimmer at smaller settings, so it tends to look best when given breathing room. The squarish geometry produces strong horizontal/vertical emphasis and a mechanical cadence, while the irregular distress keeps it from feeling sterile.