Distressed Goma 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Newhouse DT' by DTP Types, 'Helvetica Now' by Monotype, and 'Nu Sans' by Typecalism Foundryline (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, album art, grunge, handmade, vintage, rugged, playful, add texture, evoke print, create grit, increase impact, suggest vintage, roughened, inked, stamped, blotchy, compressed.
A compact, heavy sans with slightly condensed proportions and deliberately roughened contours. Strokes are thick and mostly monolinear, with subtle, uneven swelling and corners that read as softly squared rather than sharply geometric. The edges show consistent wear—small chips, nicks, and ink-breaks—creating a printed, imperfect texture across both uppercase and lowercase. Curves are sturdy and simplified, counters stay fairly open for the weight, and the figures match the same chunky, distressed construction for a cohesive set.
Best suited to display settings where texture is a feature: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, and merchandise graphics. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes at comfortable sizes, especially in designs aiming for a printed, tactile look rather than pristine editorial text.
The overall tone feels gritty and tactile, like lettering pulled from a worn poster, a rubber stamp, or imperfect screen print. Its friendly proportions keep it approachable, while the surface damage adds attitude and a workmanlike, street-level energy.
The design appears intended to deliver a sturdy, condensed display voice with a built-in worn-print character, combining clear silhouettes with a deliberately imperfect surface. It prioritizes impact and texture, evoking analog production methods and lived-in materials.
The distress is distributed evenly enough to feel intentional and repeatable, producing texture without fully obscuring letter identity. In longer text samples, the rough edges create a lively rhythm and a slightly noisy color, so spacing and line length will noticeably influence readability.