Distressed Sowe 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Urania' by Hoftype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, merch, playful, grunge, handmade, rowdy, comic, add texture, signal diy, boost impact, feel handmade, rough-cut, blotchy, chunky, uneven, inked.
A heavy, chunky display face with irregular, rough-cut contours and occasional interior nicks that mimic worn ink or stamped printing. Strokes are broad and mostly monoline in feel, but the edges wobble and chip, creating a lively texture across the alphabet. Counters are generally open and rounded, with soft corners and slightly lumpy curves; widths vary from letter to letter, producing an organic, hand-shaped rhythm. The lowercase keeps a simple, single-storey structure, and the numerals share the same distressed, blocky construction.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, punchy headlines, labels, packaging callouts, stickers, and merchandise graphics where the rough texture can read clearly. It also works well for playful branding, event promos, and cover art that benefits from a stamped or worn-print aesthetic.
The overall tone is mischievous and energetic, with a DIY, imperfect finish that reads more like a rubber stamp or rough screen print than a polished type family. It suggests casual humor and a slightly rebellious, gritty charm rather than seriousness or refinement.
This font appears designed to deliver immediate impact with a deliberately imperfect, distressed surface—capturing the look of rough printing and hand-cut letterforms while staying bold and readable for display use.
Texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, so the distressing feels intentional rather than incidental. The bold mass and uneven silhouettes create strong spot shapes at larger sizes, while smaller sizes may feel busier due to the edge noise.