Distressed Vipe 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, branding, headlines, album covers, energetic, handmade, gritty, casual, playful, handwritten feel, tactile texture, expressive display, casual impact, brushy, textured, rough, dry brush, organic.
A slanted, brush-driven face with thick, pressure-like strokes and visibly uneven edges that read as dry-ink texture. Letterforms are built from confident, simplified shapes with rounded terminals and occasional blunt cutoffs, producing a lively, hand-rendered rhythm. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, and counters stay fairly open for a painted style, helping the alphabet and numerals remain recognizable even with the rough perimeter.
This font works best in display roles where texture and motion are an asset—posters, event graphics, packaging callouts, brand marks, and short headlines. It can also add personality to social media graphics or merchandise designs, especially when set at sizes large enough for the rough edge detail to read clearly.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, with a gritty, street-level charm that feels human and spontaneous rather than polished. Its textured strokes suggest speed and physical media, giving text an active, poster-like urgency with a friendly, approachable attitude.
The design appears intended to replicate expressive brush lettering with worn, print-like texture, balancing bold readability with an intentionally imperfect finish. It aims to deliver an energetic, handcrafted look that feels immediate and tactile in contemporary display settings.
Uppercase forms lean toward compact, punchy silhouettes, while lowercase letters emphasize cursive-like movement without fully connecting. Numerals follow the same brush logic, with slightly irregular curves and stroke endings that reinforce the handmade consistency across the set.