Distressed Fimo 9 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, stickers, handmade, playful, scruffy, casual, quirky, handmade feel, added texture, casual impact, human warmth, brushy, textured, inked, organic, uneven.
A lively, hand-rendered display face with brushlike strokes and visibly rough, textured edges. Letterforms are mostly upright with a bouncy baseline and uneven stroke terminals that suggest dry-brush or marker drag. Curves show slight wobble and occasional thick-to-thin variation, while counters remain open enough to keep the alphabet readable. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, drawn-by-hand rhythm rather than rigid typographic regularity.
Best suited to short display settings such as posters, cover art, event promos, product labels, and social graphics where a handmade, textured look is desirable. It can also work for pull quotes and branding accents, especially when paired with a cleaner text face for longer reading.
The overall tone is energetic and human, mixing friendliness with a slightly gritty, imperfect finish. It feels crafty and spontaneous—more sketchbook and poster-making than polished corporate branding—bringing a casual, approachable voice with a hint of edge.
Designed to emulate quick brush lettering with imperfect edges and natural variation, delivering an authentic, handcrafted feel while remaining legible in bold, attention-grabbing lines.
Capitals are simple and bold in silhouette, while lowercase forms lean toward single-storey, handwritten constructions with expressive ascenders and descenders. Numerals follow the same roughened brush treatment, making the set feel cohesive in headings and short callouts. The texture is strong enough to read as intentional, so it will be most convincing at sizes where the distressed detail can be seen.