Distressed Medy 11 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, packaging, headlines, branding, grunge, handmade, rugged, retro, raw, add texture, evoke wear, handmade feel, lo-fi impact, print look, roughened, textured, worn, inked, uneven.
A roughened, ink-heavy sans with subtly irregular outlines and softened corners that mimic worn printing or a dry-brush marker. Strokes stay generally consistent in thickness but show organic wavering and small nicks along edges, creating a mottled silhouette. Proportions are straightforward and readable, with simple, mostly geometric bowls and open counters; the texture adds visual noise without collapsing the interior spaces. Numerals and caps follow the same distressed rhythm, producing an intentionally imperfect, hand-rendered consistency across the set.
Best suited to display and short-form copy where the distressed texture can be appreciated—posters, album/cover art, apparel graphics, packaging, and bold brand accents. It also works for punchy headlines and pull quotes in editorial layouts, particularly when paired with a cleaner companion for body text.
The font projects a raw, gritty tone that feels utilitarian and handmade, like stamped packaging, weathered signage, or photocopied ephemera. Its texture adds immediacy and attitude, balancing approachability with a slightly rebellious, lo-fi edge.
The design appears intended to deliver a familiar, readable sans structure while introducing a controlled, worn texture for atmosphere. It aims to evoke imperfect production—printing, stamping, or hand-inking—so designers can add grit without sacrificing basic legibility.
In longer text, the distressed perimeter becomes the dominant feature, especially at smaller sizes where the roughness can visually thicken strokes. At larger sizes the texture reads more clearly as deliberate abrasion, giving headings a tactile, printed-on-paper character.