Distressed Medy 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, album art, zines, handmade, gritty, casual, playful, rustic, handmade feel, analog texture, informal display, diy character, roughened, inked, wobbly, organic, imperfect.
A hand-rendered sans with simplified, blocky letterforms and softly rounded corners. Strokes are fairly even but show frequent wobble and tapering, as if drawn with a marker or brush pen, creating uneven edges and occasional blobby joins. Curves are open and slightly irregular, counters vary in size, and the baseline and cap line feel gently unsettled, giving the set a lively, imperfect rhythm. Overall spacing is a bit loose and inconsistent in a way that reinforces the handmade texture while keeping the alphabet legible.
Well suited to display use where texture and personality are desirable: posters, packaging labels, event flyers, album covers, and zine-style layouts. It can work for short bursts of body text in informal contexts, but the irregular edges and spacing are likely to be most effective at moderate-to-large sizes where the distressed detail can be seen.
The font reads like rough signage or casual notebook lettering—friendly, informal, and a little scrappy. Its distressed edges and irregular stroke behavior add a tactile, analog character that feels DIY and slightly vintage, more expressive than polished.
The design appears intended to simulate quick, hand-drawn lettering with a worn or dry-ink texture, prioritizing warmth and authenticity over geometric precision. It aims to add instant character and a tactile, printed-by-hand feel to otherwise clean layouts.
Uppercase forms are compact and sturdy, while lowercase has a simple, print-like construction rather than cursive, keeping text readable even with the rough texture. Numerals share the same marker-drawn quality and rounded terminals, fitting comfortably alongside the letters.