Distressed Pubuk 11 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, t-shirts, album art, packaging, grunge, playful, handmade, retro, rough, add texture, retro grit, diy feel, headline impact, rounded, blobby, eroded, inked, stencil-like.
A heavy, rounded sans with soft terminals and simplified, almost cartoonish construction. Strokes are thick and fairly even in mass, while counters and joins show substantial irregular erosion—chips, speckles, and scuffed gaps that read like worn ink or distressed printing. Proportions are compact and slightly variable from glyph to glyph, with generous curves in C/O/S and sturdy verticals in H/N/M; the overall silhouette stays friendly despite the surface damage. Numerals are similarly chunky and rounded, maintaining the same battered texture for consistent color in text.
Well-suited for display settings where texture is an asset: posters, flyers, merchandise graphics, album covers, and bold packaging or label work. It works best at medium to large sizes where the distressed detail remains legible and contributes to the overall character.
The texture gives the face a weathered, street-printed attitude that feels tactile and lived-in. Its rounded shapes keep the tone approachable and a bit mischievous, balancing grit with a playful, DIY energy.
The design appears intended to deliver an impactfully bold, rounded headline voice while adding instant authenticity through deliberate wear and print artifacts. It aims to mimic imperfect, analog reproduction—like stamped, screen-printed, or heavily handled lettering—without losing a clear, friendly skeleton.
Distressing appears both along outer edges and within strokes, producing a speckled, abraded look that can vary in density across letters. Because the texture breaks up solid areas, the font’s apparent weight can shift slightly at smaller sizes or on low-contrast backgrounds, where the scuffs may either fill in or disappear.