Distressed Irdas 6 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: retro branding, book covers, posters, editorial pull quotes, packaging, vintage, typewriter, handmade, rugged, casual, analog texture, nostalgia, imperfect print, human warmth, utility, textured, roughened, ink bleed, soft terminals, slanted.
A slanted, monospaced serif with a broad set width and moderately varied stroke weight. Letterforms show intentionally uneven outlines and softened, blunted terminals, creating a printed-from-worn-type or ink-pressed texture rather than crisp curves. Serifs are short and sturdy, joins are slightly lumpy, and counters remain open for readability. The overall rhythm is steady and evenly spaced, while the irregular edges introduce a lively, imperfect surface across both caps and lowercase.
Well suited to designs that benefit from an aged, printed texture: retro-inspired branding, book and album covers, posters, packaging, and short editorial callouts. It also works for UI or code-like layouts where fixed-width alignment is useful, provided the roughened edges fit the art direction.
The font reads as vintage and workmanlike, with a tactile, analog feel reminiscent of imperfect printing, old office ephemera, or rough draft documents. Its slant adds a conversational, human tone, balancing utility with a lightly nostalgic character.
The design appears intended to combine the discipline of fixed-width spacing with the charm of imperfect, inked letterforms. It aims for a believable analog texture—suggesting wear, pressure, or rough printing—while keeping letter shapes consistent enough for practical setting.
Uppercase forms stay relatively classic in structure while the lowercase leans more handwritten in feel, especially in rounded letters and single-storey shapes. Numerals are similarly textured and slightly uneven, matching the distressed treatment without becoming hard to parse.