Distressed Radat 1 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, horror titles, album covers, packaging, book covers, grunge, rustic, spooky, handmade, vintage print, weathered print, analog grit, dramatic impact, hand-ink feel, rough, ragged, blotchy, inked, textured.
A heavy, upright display face with irregular, torn-looking contours and blotchy interior counters that mimic worn ink or degraded printing. Strokes are generally sturdy but fluctuate subtly in thickness, with uneven terminals and occasional notch-like bite marks along edges. Letterforms lean toward simple, almost blocky skeletons, while spacing and widths vary slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an improvised, hand-inked rhythm. The overall texture is consistently distressed across caps, lowercase, and figures, with high-contrast black shapes against the page-like background.
Best suited to display sizes where the distressed texture is a feature rather than a distraction—posters, title cards, album art, and gritty branding. It can work well for themed packaging, event promos, or editorial pull quotes that need an aged, analog feel; for longer text, generous size and spacing help preserve clarity.
The font conveys a gritty, weathered mood—part old poster, part stamped signage—suggesting age, friction, and imperfect reproduction. Its roughness can read as eerie or ominous in darker settings, but it can also feel folksy and handcrafted when paired with warmer imagery and materials.
The design appears intended to simulate worn, analog letterforms—like type printed from a damaged plate, a rough stamp, or ink that has broken up on absorbent paper—while retaining strong silhouettes for impactful display use.
Uppercase forms carry much of the voice, while the lowercase remains sturdy and highly textured rather than delicate. Numerals are bold and attention-grabbing, with the same eroded edges and uneven ink coverage, making the set feel cohesive in headlines and short lines of copy.