Distressed Roloz 10 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logotypes, signage, industrial, gritty, urban, tough, retro, add grit, signal toughness, evoke industry, create impact, retro texture, octagonal, stencil-like, blocky, rugged, chiseled.
A heavy, block-built sans with octagonal geometry and frequent chamfered corners that give counters and outer shapes a cut-metal feel. Strokes are mostly straight with minimal curvature, and many glyphs use squared bowls and angular joins; diagonals (like in A, V, W, X) are crisp and steep. A consistent distressed texture appears as small chips, scuffs, and uneven voids along edges and within filled areas, creating the look of worn print or abraded paint while preserving clear silhouettes. Spacing feels display-oriented, with compact sidebearings and sturdy, high-impact forms across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to posters, bold headlines, product packaging, and logo wordmarks where texture and impact matter more than smooth text readability. It also fits signage-style graphics, event promos, and apparel/merch designs that benefit from an industrial, weathered finish.
The font projects a rugged, industrial attitude—confident, utilitarian, and slightly aggressive. Its worn surface treatment adds a street-level authenticity, suggesting use in environments where materials are stamped, painted, or weathered rather than polished.
The design appears intended to merge a hard-edged, engineered display structure with a controlled distress layer, delivering instant grit without losing legibility. Its consistent chamfering and block proportions aim to evoke stamped or cut lettering, while the abrasion artifacts add character and atmosphere.
Lowercase maintains the same angular, engineered construction as the uppercase, which keeps mixed-case setting cohesive and strongly graphic. Numerals follow the same chamfered, sign-like logic, supporting consistent visual rhythm in headings and short informational lines where a tough, manufactured character is desired.