Distressed Wola 7 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, event promos, handmade, grunge, vintage, playful, punky, diy texture, aged print, poster impact, handmade look, rough, inky, weathered, textured, stenciled.
A condensed, all-caps–friendly display face with chunky verticals, compact counters, and slightly irregular widths from glyph to glyph. Strokes look like they were made with a dry brush or heavy marker: edges are ragged, terminals are blunt, and ink spread creates soft bulges and occasional nicks along stems and curves. Curves are simplified and often slightly pinched, while straighter letters show subtle wobble and uneven sidebearings, producing an intentionally imperfect rhythm. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with tight apertures and sturdy, upright forms that hold together at larger sizes.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, album or book covers, merchandise, and packaging where a tactile, distressed voice is desired. It performs well in short phrases and bold titling, and can also work for punchy subheads or pull quotes when given ample size and breathing room.
The overall tone is gritty and tactile, evoking worn print, screen-printed posters, and DIY signage. It reads energetic and a bit mischievous—more rebellious craft than polished branding—while still remaining legible in short bursts.
Designed to capture the immediacy of hand-painted or rough-printed lettering in a compact, high-impact silhouette. The goal appears to be strong, readable shapes with deliberate wear and ink texture, delivering a vintage DIY feel without sacrificing headline clarity.
The texture is consistent enough to feel like a unified system rather than random distress, but the irregular outlines and spacing create a lively, hand-made cadence. The condensed proportions and dense black shapes give strong impact, while the rough edges add character that becomes more pronounced as size increases.