Distressed Yiti 2 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Autumn Voyage' by Hanoded, 'ITC Officina Display' by ITC, 'Taberna' by Latinotype, 'American Auto' by Miller Type Foundry, 'Brown Pro' by Shinntype, 'Fenomen Sans' by Signature Type Foundry, and 'URW Form' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, event promos, gritty, playful, rugged, handmade, assertive, add texture, signal handmade, increase impact, evoke print wear, roughened, inked, blunt, uneven, poster-ready.
A heavy, compact display face with chunky, block-like letterforms and visibly roughened contours. Strokes are thick with slightly uneven terminals and irregular, worn edges that suggest dry ink or rough printing. Counters tend to be small and rounded, and curves and joins feel slightly lumpy rather than geometrically perfect, creating a textured silhouette. Spacing reads sturdy and consistent in text, while the rough edge treatment adds lively micro-variation across repeated strokes and stems.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and promotional graphics where texture and personality are desirable. It can work in brief bursts of copy, but the distressed edges and tight counters favor display sizes over long-form reading.
The overall tone is bold and scrappy, mixing a friendly, cartoonish solidity with a distressed, tactile grit. It feels informal and attention-grabbing, with a handmade character that reads more fun-and-rough than refined or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a deliberately imperfect, printed-by-hand feel. Its rough edge treatment and stout proportions aim to add warmth, energy, and a tactile, vintage-leaning texture to bold messaging.
Uppercase forms are broad and simplified with strong verticals, while lowercase keeps a similarly stout build and a straightforward, readable structure. Numerals match the same heavy weight and distressed perimeter, maintaining a cohesive, ink-worn texture across the set.