Distressed Loru 10 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, packaging, event flyers, grunge, handmade, raw, quirky, playful, distressed print, handmade feel, high impact, casual display, roughened, blotchy, ragged, chunky, brushy.
A compact, chunky display face with rough, uneven contours that feel like dry brush or worn stamp impressions. Strokes stay largely monolinear, but edges wobble and chip, creating irregular counters and slightly lumpy joins. The caps are simple and sturdy with slightly inconsistent widths and occasional asymmetry, while the lowercase keeps a straightforward, print-like construction (single-storey a and g) with a short-to-moderate x-height. Terminals are blunt and torn rather than crisp, and the overall rhythm reads intentionally imperfect and textured.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, flyers, album artwork, editorial display headlines, and packaging where tactile texture adds character. It can also work for branding accents or labels when a handmade, rough-printed look is desired, while longer paragraphs are better kept to larger sizes.
The texture and jittery outlines give the font a gritty, handmade personality that reads casual and unpolished in a deliberate way. It carries a zine/poster energy—friendly and a bit rebellious—more expressive than refined.
The design appears intended to mimic imperfect ink application—somewhere between hand-painted lettering and distressed printing—prioritizing expressive texture and attitude over precision. Its compact proportions and heavy color suggest a goal of strong impact in display settings.
The distressed edge treatment is consistent across letters and numerals, so it holds together as a system even when set in longer lines. At smaller sizes the roughness can begin to merge, so the texture becomes the main signal more than fine letter detail.