Distressed Nuros 13 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, labels, handmade, rustic, playful, folksy, grunge, handcrafted feel, analog texture, casual display, imperfect charm, rough, textured, inked, wobbly, casual.
A hand-rendered sans with slightly condensed proportions and visibly irregular stroke edges, as if made with a dry brush or worn marker. Stems and curves show subtle waviness and uneven terminals, creating a consistent distressed texture across the set. Letterforms are simple and mostly monoline in feel, with occasional swelling and thinning from pressure variation; counters are open and round, and spacing is slightly uneven in a natural, handwritten way. The numerals and lowercase share the same rough rhythm, and the overall color on the page reads dark and speckled rather than smooth.
Works well for short-to-medium display settings where texture and personality are desired: posters, packaging, labels, café menus, craft branding, and book or album covers. It can also serve as an accent face in social graphics or editorial pull quotes where a handmade, tactile feel is the goal.
The tone is casual and approachable, with a crafty, analog character that suggests hand-lettering on paper, packaging, or signage. Its roughness adds a bit of grit while staying friendly and readable, giving it an informal, human voice rather than a polished corporate one.
Designed to capture the look of quickly brushed or marker-drawn lettering with a worn print texture, balancing spontaneity with practical readability. The aim appears to be an expressive, handcrafted display face that adds warmth and grit without becoming overly chaotic.
The distressed edge treatment is consistent enough to feel intentional, not accidental, and it maintains legibility in longer lines of text. Capitals have a slightly poster-like presence, while the lowercase leans more note-taking/handwritten, creating a lively mixed-case texture.