Distressed Sene 15 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, event promos, playful, grungy, cartoon, handmade, loud, add texture, handmade feel, playful impact, rough print look, chunky, roughened, blobby, organic, uneven.
A heavy, chunky display face with rounded, blobby silhouettes and a hand-rendered feel. Strokes are thick and swollen with visibly irregular contours, featuring ragged edges, small nicks, and occasional interior voids that read like worn ink or distressed stamping. Counters are generally small and soft-edged, and curves dominate over sharp terminals, giving letters a compact, slightly squashed presence. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across characters, adding an informal rhythm and an intentionally imperfect texture in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to short, high-impact copy such as posters, headlines, merch graphics, stickers, and playful packaging where texture is an asset. It performs especially well at medium-to-large sizes where the distressed contours can be appreciated without compromising character recognition.
The overall tone is playful and mischievous, with a gritty, homemade edge. It evokes doodled signage, messy marker lettering, and distressed comic/title treatments—friendly at first glance but purposefully rough around the edges.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display voice while injecting grit and personality through a consistent distressed, hand-inked texture. Its proportions and softened forms prioritize punchy readability and a casual, expressive mood over precision.
In the text sample, the dense weight and textured outlines create strong color on the page, while the distressing becomes more apparent at larger sizes. The irregularity is consistent across the set, reading as a deliberate style rather than random noise.