Distressed Punum 1 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, labels, headlines, merchandise, handmade, worn, crafty, casual, vintage, distress effect, analog print, handmade tone, casual branding, rough edges, ink bleed, textured, soft corners, uneven texture.
A compact, monoline sans with blunt terminals and softly squared curves, rendered with a consistent rough texture that breaks the outline and adds slight ink-bleed speckling. Strokes stay fairly even while corners and joins show mild wobble, giving forms a printed-by-hand feel rather than geometric precision. Proportions are sturdy and readable, with rounded bowls and pragmatic, open shapes; counters remain clear despite the distressed edge treatment. Numerals and capitals share the same textured finish, maintaining a cohesive, slightly imperfect rhythm across the set.
Works well for posters, packaging, labels, and branding that benefits from an authentic, tactile finish. It is especially effective in headlines, short paragraphs, and pull quotes where the worn texture can read as a deliberate production effect.
The overall tone feels homemade and timeworn, like stamped packaging, screen-printed posters, or a well-used label maker. Its roughened surface and friendly proportions communicate informality and approachability, with a subtle vintage/DIY character rather than a harsh grunge attitude.
Likely designed to deliver a dependable, everyday sans structure while layering on a controlled distressed texture to simulate imperfect printing or aged ink. The goal appears to be versatility for display and branding contexts where a handcrafted, analog impression is desired without sacrificing basic legibility.
The distress is applied as small chips, rough contouring, and scattered specks, staying consistent from glyph to glyph without overwhelming the interior space. Spacing and fit read as practical for short blocks of copy, while the texture becomes more noticeable as size increases.