Distressed Sele 6 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Helvetica Now' by Monotype and 'Aksioma' by Zafara Studios (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, merch, album covers, grunge, rugged, playful, retro, handmade, textured impact, analog print, bold display, rugged tone, roughened, inked, stamped, blotchy, worn.
A chunky, heavy display face with simplified, blocky letterforms and softened corners. Strokes are broadly uniform but intentionally uneven, with rough, chipped edges and occasional interior voids that mimic ink bleed, worn printing, or a stamped texture. Curves are compact and slightly squarish, counters are tight, and terminals often look flattened or broken, creating a dense, high-impact silhouette. Overall spacing and proportions feel sturdy and legible at larger sizes, with a consistent distressed texture across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for short, bold settings where texture is a feature: posters, headlines, apparel graphics, event promotions, and packaging labels. It can also work for title treatments in editorial or social graphics when you want a strong, rugged voice, but it’s less appropriate for long-form reading or small UI text where the distress can reduce clarity.
The texture and blunt shapes give the font a gritty, DIY attitude that reads as tactile and analog. It carries a casual, slightly rebellious energy—more street-poster and screenprint than polished branding—while still feeling friendly and approachable due to its rounded massing and simple forms.
Designed to deliver maximum impact with an intentionally imperfect, printed-by-hand feel. The goal appears to be a dependable, heavy display skeleton overlaid with a consistent worn texture to evoke aged ink, rough paper, or stamped signage.
The distressed detailing is prominent enough to become part of the letterforms, so fine degradation may fill in at small sizes or under low-resolution reproduction. The lowercase keeps the same chunky build as the caps, producing an assertive, poster-like rhythm in text lines, and numerals match the same worn, stamped character.