Distressed Nubuk 7 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, album art, stickers, handmade, playful, grunge, casual, rustic, add texture, handmade feel, printwear effect, casual display, roughened, uneven, inked, wobbly, blotchy.
A rounded, low-contrast sans with thick, simplified forms and softly squared curves. Strokes show intentional irregularity: edges look rubbed or brush-printed, with small nicks, wobble, and occasional fill variation that creates a worn, inky texture. Counters are generally open and circular, while terminals skew blunt and slightly flattened. Overall spacing feels lively and inconsistent in a controlled way, reinforcing a handmade rhythm without sacrificing basic legibility.
Best suited to display settings where texture is an asset: posters, flyers, merch graphics, album covers, and packaging with a handmade or vintage-print vibe. It can work for short UI labels or section headers in informal contexts, but the rough edges and lively spacing are more effective at larger sizes than in dense body text.
The texture and uneven stroke behavior give the face a human, lo-fi energy—part craft, part rough print. It reads friendly and informal, with a slightly gritty, street-poster attitude rather than polished branding minimalism.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect, tactile lettering—like ink laid down with a marker, stamp, or rough screenprint—while keeping the underlying letterforms straightforward and readable. The goal seems to be adding personality and grit to otherwise simple sans shapes.
Capitals are broad and simple, while lowercase retains the same chunky, rounded construction; the distressed treatment remains consistent across letters and numerals. The figures are bold and approachable, with the same worn edges that help the font feel printed or stamped rather than digitally clean.