Distressed Vuko 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'AG Book Rounded W1G' and 'AG Book W1G' by Berthold, 'Flaco' by Letter Edit, 'NeoGram' by The Northern Block, 'Nimbus Sans No. 5' by URW Type Foundry, and 'Cern' by Wordshape (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, streetwear, grunge, handmade, rugged, retro, informal, add texture, signal authenticity, evoke vintage print, create impact, textured, blotchy, inked, stamped, roughened.
A heavy, compact sans with softened corners and deliberately rough, broken contours. Strokes appear inked or stamped, with uneven edges, small bite-outs, and intermittent interior texture that creates a worn print look. Counters are generally open and simple, while terminals tend to end bluntly with slight irregularities. Letterforms keep clear, straightforward construction, but surface distressing and subtle width variation give the line a lively, imperfect rhythm.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy where texture is part of the message—posters, headlines, labels, and brand moments that want a rugged, handcrafted feel. It can work for pull quotes or section headers, especially when paired with a clean text face for body copy.
The overall tone feels gritty and tactile, like hand-printed signage or a well-used rubber stamp. It conveys a casual, DIY confidence with a vintage edge—more raw and human than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable sans silhouette while adding authentic-looking wear and ink spread to suggest age, printing artifacts, or hand-made production. The goal is impact and character over pristine regularity.
In text, the distress pattern stays consistent enough to read comfortably at display sizes, while the texture becomes more prominent as sizes increase. Round characters (such as O, C, and G) show the wear most clearly, and straight-sided forms retain strong silhouette contrast against the background.