Distressed Dilo 11 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, branding, labels, headlines, vintage, handmade, playful, nostalgic, casual, hand-lettered feel, aged print, retro display, friendly branding, brush script, swashy, rounded, textured, printed.
A slanted brush-script design with rounded terminals, looped entries, and occasional swash-like capitals. Strokes show a subtly uneven, inked texture with small nicks and mottled interiors that read like worn printing or dry-brush fill rather than clean vector outlines. Letterforms are generally connected in rhythm, with open counters and smooth curves, while verticals and joins stay sturdy enough for continuous word shapes. Capitals are expressive and curvilinear, and the figures follow the same hand-drawn, slightly irregular treatment for a cohesive set.
Works best for short-to-medium display settings such as packaging, café menus, posters, brand marks, and label-style headlines where the textured fill can be appreciated. It can also suit social graphics, invitations, and merchandise designs that benefit from a casual, handcrafted script presence.
The overall tone is friendly and nostalgic, evoking mid-century signage, product labels, and casual hand-lettering. The distressed texture adds a lived-in, analog feel that suggests authenticity and craft rather than polish. Its bounce and soft curves keep it approachable and upbeat.
Likely intended to deliver an energetic brush-script voice with an intentionally aged, ink-worn surface. The design balances legibility with decorative capitals and a tactile texture, aiming to mimic printed ephemera and hand-painted lettering in a ready-to-use typeface.
In longer lines the texture becomes a prominent part of the color, creating a lightly speckled, printed look. Spacing and connections favor a flowing script rhythm, while larger sizes help the distressed details read intentionally rather than as noise.