Distressed Mety 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, brand marks, packaging, apparel, handmade, rugged, casual, expressive, organic, brush lettering, analog texture, human feel, edgy display, brushy, textured, roughened, dry-brush, irregular.
A slanted, hand-rendered brush style with visibly uneven stroke edges and dry-brush texture throughout. Strokes taper and swell subtly, with open counters and slightly wobbly curves that create an informal rhythm. Letterforms are compact and generally narrow, but individual glyph widths vary, reinforcing a natural handwritten flow. Terminals are blunt or lightly frayed, and joins show painterly pressure changes rather than mechanical geometry.
Best suited for display settings where texture and personality are an asset—posters, album/cover art, packaging labels, apparel graphics, and attention-grabbing headlines. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes, but the distressed brush texture may reduce clarity at small sizes or in dense paragraphs.
The overall tone is energetic and human, with a gritty, worn-in feel that reads as spontaneous and streetwise rather than polished. Its textured marks and forward slant suggest speed, personality, and an intentionally imperfect, analog character.
Designed to emulate fast, real brush lettering with a deliberately weathered edge, balancing readability with expressive, imperfect texture for impactful display typography.
Uppercase forms stay simple and legible while retaining rough edges; lowercase introduces more cursive-like movement and occasional quirky proportions. Numerals match the same brush texture and irregularity, helping headings and short callouts feel cohesive across letters and figures.