Distressed Rarif 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, merchandise, grunge, playful, handmade, punchy, messy, impact, texture, retro print, casual display, blobby, rugged, inked, chunky, stamped.
A chunky, rounded display face with heavily irregular contours and visibly eroded interiors, as if inked through a worn stencil or rough print process. Strokes are thick and uneven with blunted terminals, soft corners, and occasional nicks that create a speckled, distressed texture throughout counters and bowls. Proportions lean broad and squat, with compact vertical rhythm and simplified forms that favor mass over detail; curves dominate while joins remain slightly lumpy and organic. Overall spacing feels loose and poster-like, with letter shapes that stay recognizable while embracing inconsistency from glyph to glyph.
Best suited to large-scale display work such as posters, event titles, packaging callouts, and bold social graphics where the distressed texture can be appreciated. It also works well for stickers, merchandise, and short phrases that benefit from a handmade, rough-printed feel; avoid long body text where the interior erosion can reduce clarity at smaller sizes.
The texture and blobby silhouettes give the font an energetic, DIY attitude—casual, slightly chaotic, and intentionally imperfect. It reads as bold and friendly rather than elegant, with a tactile, printed-on-paper character that suggests craft, zines, or street-level signage.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with an intentionally worn, ink-heavy texture—capturing the look of imperfect printing and handmade lettering. Its rounded, simplified shapes prioritize approachability and punchy presence while the distress adds character and grit.
Counters are often partially clogged or peppered with small voids, creating a mottled color on the page that increases at larger sizes. The distressed pattern is integrated into the shapes (not just edge roughness), so dense settings can appear darker and more rugged, while generous tracking helps the texture breathe.