Distressed Nudol 1 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, packaging, headlines, stickers, grunge, handmade, raw, playful, casual, add texture, evoke print wear, create impact, feel handmade, rough-edged, blotchy, inked, textured, imperfect.
A heavily textured, inked display face with irregular contours and intermittent erosion along stems and bowls. Strokes appear brushy and pressureless with chunky terminals, creating a mottled silhouette that suggests dry ink or worn printing. Counters are generally open but uneven, and curves wobble slightly, producing a lively rhythm. Proportions lean compact with sturdy verticals, while glyph widths vary enough to keep word shapes animated rather than rigid.
Best suited to display applications where texture and attitude are desired, such as posters, event flyers, album/playlist art, packaging accents, and bold social graphics. It can work for short headlines and punchy labels, especially when paired with a cleaner companion face for supporting text.
The overall tone is raw and handmade, with a gritty, lo-fi energy that feels intentionally imperfect. It reads as casual and expressive, balancing roughness with a friendly, approachable character.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, tactile impression—evoking stamped ink, rough brush lettering, or weathered print—while remaining legible and energetic for contemporary graphic use.
The distressed texture is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, giving the set a unified, worn-in look. At larger sizes the surface detail becomes a key feature, while at smaller sizes the speckling and edge breakup may become the dominant impression.