Distressed Vubo 9 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, streetwear, event flyers, grunge, handmade, playful, street, comic, diy texture, bold impact, handmade feel, rugged tone, informal display, brushy, blobby, ragged, chunky, organic.
A chunky, all-caps-friendly display face with heavy, rounded forms and visibly irregular edges. Strokes look brush-painted or stamped, with uneven terminals, bumpy contours, and occasional interior nicks that create a rough, tactile texture. Counters are generally open and simple, and the overall letter construction stays legible while maintaining a deliberately imperfect, hand-shaped rhythm. Numerals match the same soft, massy silhouettes and distressed perimeter treatment.
Best suited to short, high-impact copy such as posters, flyers, packaging callouts, album/playlist covers, and apparel graphics where texture is an asset. It works well for playful or gritty branding moments, section headers, and social graphics, especially when set large to showcase the rough contours.
The font conveys a raw, energetic attitude—casual, slightly messy, and intentionally unpolished. Its texture reads as DIY and street-influenced, giving headlines a loud, approachable personality with a hint of grit.
The design appears intended to deliver bold readability while preserving a hand-made, worn-print feel—like ink laid down with a brush or marker and then distressed by rough paper or imperfect reproduction. It prioritizes personality and texture over smooth refinement for expressive display use.
Spacing and silhouettes feel intentionally inconsistent, which enhances the handmade effect; the texture becomes more prominent as size decreases, while at larger sizes it reads as a bold, tactile surface. The lowercase keeps a simplified, rounded structure that pairs naturally with the compact, weighty caps for informal typographic mixes.