Distressed Mela 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, album art, craft branding, handmade, grungy, playful, rustic, energetic, add texture, handmade feel, analog print, casual display, vintage mood, brushy, blotchy, inked, rough-cut, casual.
A rough, hand-rendered sans with chunky strokes and visibly irregular contours, as if painted with a dry brush or printed through worn ink. Curves are slightly lumpy, terminals are often blunt, and counters vary subtly from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, imperfect rhythm. The texture is consistent across the set, with softened edges and small nicks that read as deliberate distress rather than clean geometry.
Best suited for short to medium display text where texture and personality are desired—posters, titles, packaging, café/market branding, album or event graphics, and social media headers. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when paired with a calmer text face for body copy.
The font conveys an informal, crafty tone—equal parts gritty and friendly. Its worn, inked texture suggests DIY making, vintage ephemera, and analog print processes, giving headlines a spirited, slightly rebellious character without feeling aggressive.
The design appears intended to mimic hand-painted lettering and imperfect ink transfer, delivering a tactile distressed look that feels human and analog. Its goal is to add character quickly—turning simple words into expressive, lived-in marks appropriate for themed or rustic visual systems.
In the samples, the distressed edges remain readable at display sizes, while the texture becomes more prominent as sizes increase. Numerals and caps carry the same handmade inconsistency as the lowercase, supporting a cohesive, poster-like voice across mixed-case settings.