Distressed Pulam 6 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, labels, signage, gritty, rustic, handmade, vintage, playful, add texture, evoke printwear, create grit, signal handmade, roughened, inked, worn, textured, blocky.
A compact, heavy text face with sturdy, slightly condensed proportions and a hand-inked, rough-print texture. Strokes are mostly monolinear but show organic swelling, uneven terminals, and speckled interiors that suggest porous ink or worn letterpress. Curves are simplified and somewhat squarish, with blunt joins and a generally vertical, no-nonsense skeleton that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals. Spacing appears moderately tight, and the distressed edges create a lively, irregular silhouette without losing the core letterforms.
Works well for headlines and short text on posters, packaging, labels, and signage where a rugged, printed-on-paper look is desirable. It can also support subheads or pull quotes when you want an intentionally imperfect, tactile voice; for longer passages, generous size and spacing help keep the texture from filling in.
The overall tone is gritty and nostalgic, like stamped signage, old packaging, or a well-used rubber type kit. The distressing adds a DIY, tactile feel that reads as rugged and informal rather than polished. It also carries a friendly, slightly quirky energy in running text due to the softened corners and bouncy texture.
Likely intended to evoke vintage utilitarian printing—stamped, letterpressed, or screen-printed—while keeping letterforms straightforward and sturdy. The design balances an approachable, handmade roughness with enough structural consistency to function in readable display text.
The texture is integrated into the shapes (not just edge noise), with visible mottling and small voids that become more pronounced at larger sizes. The strong vertical stress and blunt terminals keep the font readable despite the wear, though the distressed details can visually darken paragraphs at smaller sizes.