Distressed Punuv 2 is a very bold, narrow, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'European Sans Pro' and 'European Soft Pro' by Bülent Yüksel, 'DIN Next' and 'DIN Next Paneuropean' by Monotype, 'Balbek' by Valentino Vergan, and 'Artico' by cretype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, merch, gritty, punchy, handmade, retro, rowdy, add texture, look handmade, feel energetic, signal grit, textured, roughened, inked, imperfect, brushy.
A heavily inked, forward-leaning display face with compact proportions and energetic rhythm. Strokes are chunky and slightly irregular, with roughened outer contours and occasional worn-in interior voids that resemble distressed printing or dry-brush fill. Counters are small and often uneven, terminals are blunt, and curves are slightly flattened, producing a rugged, poster-like silhouette. Overall spacing is tight and the texture remains consistently mottled across letters and numerals, giving lines of text a dark, dense color.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headline treatments, album/cover art, packaging callouts, event promos, and bold logo wordmarks where the textured fill can be appreciated. It can also work for merchandise graphics and social media title cards when a rugged, analog feel is desired.
The font communicates a loud, tactile personality—more street-poster and DIY than polished editorial. Its weathered texture and slanted stance suggest urgency and motion, with a casual, human imprint that feels bold, gritty, and a bit rebellious.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a deliberately imperfect, printed-by-hand aesthetic. Its consistent rough texture and compact, slanted forms aim to evoke worn ink and expressive brushwork while staying readable in display sizes.
The distressing is integrated into the letterforms rather than applied as a separate overlay, so the texture reads even at larger sizes and becomes more pronounced as the forms scale up. Rounded characters (O, Q, C) keep their massy feel while diagonals (K, V, W, X) add sharp, angular accents that enhance the energetic tone.