Distressed Puden 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A jagged, inked display face with torn-looking edges and irregular contours that mimic rough brush or distressed print. Strokes show moderate contrast with abrupt tapers, hooked terminals, and occasional spur-like protrusions that create a chiseled silhouette. Counters are uneven and sometimes pinched, while curves (C, O, S) appear faceted rather than smooth. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, reinforcing a hand-cut, unsettled rhythm in text.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as horror and thriller titles, poster headlines, game screens, and event graphics where texture is part of the message. It can also work for packaging or cover treatments that need a gritty, handmade edge, especially when paired with a calmer body text for contrast.
The overall tone is dark and aggressive, with a handmade menace that reads as eerie, gritty, and theatrical. Its rough texture and spiked terminals suggest suspense and danger, leaning into a macabre, supernatural atmosphere rather than refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver a dramatic, distressed headline voice that feels handmade and weathered, prioritizing atmosphere and texture over typographic neutrality. Its irregular outlines and varied widths are tuned to create an intentionally unsettled, attention-grabbing presence.
Lowercase forms mix simple, upright structures with pronounced, claw-like terminals, keeping the texture consistent across the set. Numerals follow the same distressed logic, with broken-looking joins and irregular edges that remain legible at display sizes but can visually clump in long passages.