Distressed Kole 3 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, album art, headlines, packaging, stickers, grunge, raw, rough, noisy, retro, degradation, grit, analog print, impact, texture, blotchy, ragged, inked, weathered, stamp-like.
A heavy, monolinear design with chunky letterforms and irregular, eroded edges. Strokes look inked-in and uneven, with lumpy contours, pinched joins, and occasional interior nicks that create a worn, blotchy silhouette. Counters are generally open but imperfect, and round shapes read slightly squarish due to the rough perimeter. Overall rhythm is sturdy and blocky, with consistent width and a steady baseline feel despite the distressed texture.
Works best for short, high-impact copy where the distressed texture is a feature: posters, event flyers, album/merch graphics, and bold packaging callouts. It can also suit labels, stickers, and props that aim for a worn or stamped look, while longer passages benefit from generous size and spacing to preserve clarity.
The font conveys a gritty, DIY attitude—like worn letterpress, stamped labeling, or photocopied type that’s picked up noise over time. Its texture suggests rough handling and analog imperfection, giving it a tough, rebellious tone with a slightly vintage, industrial edge.
Likely designed to deliver a bold, uniform-width voice with deliberately degraded edges, evoking rough printing, aging, or heavy inking. The consistent structure paired with noisy contours suggests a display face meant to add grit and character to otherwise straightforward letterforms.
In text, the distressing is pronounced and can visually fill in smaller counters, especially in letters like a, e, o, and s. The texture stays fairly consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, which helps the style feel intentional rather than random.