Distressed Raded 4 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, titles, grunge, horror, handmade, rough, playful, thematic impact, print texture, handmade feel, rough energy, ragged, jagged, inked, blotchy, organic.
A rough, inked display face with chunky strokes and heavily irregular contours. The letterforms have torn, jagged edges and occasional nicks that suggest dry-brush or distressed stamp printing, with uneven stroke endings and small interior notches. Counters are compact and sometimes asymmetrical, and the overall rhythm feels lively due to consistent micro-variation from glyph to glyph while maintaining clear silhouettes.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, event flyers, title cards, album art, and themed packaging where texture is part of the message. It can also work for spot labels or pull quotes when set large enough for the distressed edges to read cleanly.
The texture and irregularity give it a gritty, eerie tone with a handmade, lo-fi attitude. It reads like something pulled from a pulp horror poster or a DIY zine—energetic, slightly chaotic, and intentionally unpolished.
The design appears intended to evoke a distressed, hand-rendered printing aesthetic—prioritizing mood, texture, and character over clean typography. Its forms aim to deliver immediate thematic impact for dark, gritty, or mischievous visual identities.
Despite the heavy distressing, the alphabet remains legible at display sizes, aided by strong, simple structures and generous black mass. The numerals follow the same worn treatment, and the texture is consistent across upper- and lowercase, producing a cohesive, printed-from-a-rough-plate effect.