Distressed Wohe 3 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, labels, gritty, vintage, industrial, raw, mechanical, add texture, evoke print, create impact, signal grit, slab serif, typewriter, roughened, inked, blotchy.
A heavy, slab-serif design with compact, blocky letterforms and a distinctly roughened edge treatment. Strokes are thick with squared terminals and sturdy horizontal slabs, while the outlines show irregular bite marks, nicks, and uneven inking that create a worn print texture. Counters are generally open and simple, and the overall rhythm is steady and workmanlike, with slight shape irregularities adding a stamped, imperfect impression.
This font suits display settings where texture and impact are desired, such as posters, bold headlines, packaging, labels, and merchandise graphics. It can also work for short passages or pull quotes when a rugged, printed aesthetic is more important than pristine readability.
The font conveys a utilitarian, no-nonsense tone with a gritty, timeworn character, like text produced by a well-used machine or a rough printing process. Its texture reads as rugged and assertive rather than refined, giving layouts a tactile, analog feel.
The design appears intended to merge a classic slab/typewriter-like foundation with a deliberately degraded print texture, delivering strong legibility and presence while signaling wear, grit, and analog production.
In running text the distressed edges remain prominent, adding visual noise that increases character but can reduce cleanliness at smaller sizes. Numerals and capitals share the same sturdy slab structure and consistent roughness, helping maintain a cohesive, poster-ready color across lines.