Distressed Kogy 10 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, event flyers, grunge, rough, raw, handmade, edgy, add texture, evoke wear, diy feel, create impact, print grit, blotchy, textured, inked, weathered, uneven.
A heavy, all-purpose roman with intentionally roughened outlines and irregular interior counters that create a stamped/ink-bleed effect. Strokes are thick but broken up by pitting and nicks, producing a gritty texture throughout both uppercase and lowercase. Terminals are mostly blunt and squared-off, with simplified construction and minimal detailing; round letters stay broadly circular but appear eroded along the edges. Spacing and letterfit feel practical rather than refined, with the distressed texture doing much of the visual work at both display and text sizes.
Best suited for posters, album/cover art, promotional graphics, and packaging where a rugged, tactile feel is desired. It performs well in short headlines, labels, and punchy subheads, and can be used in brief text blocks when ample size and spacing preserve the distressed details.
The overall tone is rugged and visceral, suggesting worn print, DIY signage, or photocopied ephemera. Its rough texture and imperfect edges convey an assertive, rebellious energy that reads as gritty and streetwise rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic worn ink and rough printing, combining a straightforward skeleton with a controlled distressed overlay to add character and attitude. The goal is impact and texture—delivering a handmade, weathered look without sacrificing basic readability.
The distressing is consistent across the character set, with visible speckling inside bowls (notably in letters like O, D, P, and 0) and along outer contours. The texture remains legible in the pangram sample, but the deliberate erosion and dark color can visually thicken joins and reduce fine differentiation in small sizes or dense settings.