Distressed Pulam 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A chunky, upright display face with compact proportions and a hand-rendered feel. Strokes are heavy with subtly uneven weight and noticeably rough, eroded edges, suggesting inky stamping or worn printing. Letterforms are mostly simplified and monoline in spirit, with softly rounded corners and occasional blot-like protrusions that create a lively, irregular rhythm. Counters stay fairly open for the weight, while widths vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade texture in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, event flyers, album covers, apparel graphics, and product packaging where texture is desirable. It can add a tactile, analog flavor to logos and short brand phrases, and works well for punchy headers or pull quotes. For longer passages, the distressed edges may feel busy, so larger sizes and generous spacing help maintain clarity.
The overall tone is gritty and tactile, like printed ephemera, DIY packaging, or a hand-inked poster. Its rough contours add energy and informality, giving it a friendly-but-edgy character that reads as casual, crafty, and a bit rebellious.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect ink on paper—somewhere between a stamped print and casual hand lettering—adding an immediate analog texture without abandoning legibility. Its sturdy shapes prioritize impact, while the rough perimeter provides the distinctive voice and theme-driven personality.
Caps are sturdy and attention-grabbing, while the lowercase retains the same distressed texture without becoming overly delicate. Numerals are bold and rounded with the same worn perimeter, making them feel consistent in headlines and short callouts. The texture is strong enough to be a defining feature, so it will be most effective when allowed to reproduce at comfortable sizes.