Distressed Mubu 7 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, labels, gritty, vintage, raw, industrial, tough, aged print, tactile texture, retro utility, document feel, grunge accent, typewriter, inked, weathered, blotchy, stamp-like.
A rough, typewriter-inspired serif with sturdy slabs and an uneven, ink-worn outline. Strokes show consistent width with medium contrast, but the edges are irregular and slightly blotched, creating broken corners, frayed terminals, and subtle fill variations that mimic imperfect printing. Counters stay mostly open and readable, while the overall rhythm feels slightly jittery due to the distressed contours and small per-glyph inconsistencies.
Works well for posters, cover typography, and branding elements that benefit from a worn or printed-on-paper character. It also suits packaging, labels, and editorial headlines where a typewritten/industrial texture can add atmosphere without sacrificing basic legibility.
The tone is gritty and utilitarian, evoking aged documents, stamped labels, and hard-used machinery markings. Its distressed texture adds tension and attitude, giving copy a tactile, lived-in feel that reads as authentic and a bit rebellious.
Likely designed to capture the feel of old mechanical type with imperfect inking and surface wear, combining a solid serif structure with deliberate degradation for instant texture. The goal appears to be a dependable, readable letterform that still delivers a strong distressed signature in display settings.
The distressing is distributed across stems, serifs, and bowls rather than confined to a single area, so the texture remains present at both display and text sizes. Round letters like O and Q show especially noticeable edge wear, and straight-sided letters retain a firm, mechanical skeleton beneath the roughness.