Distressed Irgew 5 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, branding, vintage, rugged, industrial, playful, hand-printed, evoke wear, add texture, retro display, print effect, slab serif, woodtype, inked, textured, bold.
A slab-serif display face with stout, squared serifs, broad proportions, and a steady upright stance. Strokes are sturdy with moderate contrast and slightly soft joins, giving the outlines a stamped, printed feel rather than sharp precision. A consistent distressed texture appears as speckling and small breaks within the black shapes, paired with lightly roughened edges that read like worn ink or weathered type. Counters are generally open and simple, keeping letterforms clear even as the texture adds visual noise.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, headlines, packaging, signage, and brand marks where a tactile, worn print character is desirable. It can work for short passages in large sizes, but the internal speckling and edge wear are most effective when given enough scale and contrast.
The overall tone is nostalgic and rugged, evoking worn posters, utilitarian labeling, and old shop or workshop printing. The distressing adds grit and tactility, while the wide stance and friendly slab structure keep the voice approachable rather than severe.
Designed to deliver a bold slab-serif voice with an intentionally weathered, ink-worn finish, aiming to simulate the character of aged printing while maintaining clear, readable letterforms.
The texture is integrated across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, so the distressed effect feels systemic rather than incidental. At smaller sizes the speckling can visually thicken forms, while at larger sizes it becomes a prominent stylistic feature.