Distressed Rolaz 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, apparel, grunge, playful, handmade, retro, energetic, handmade feel, printed wear, display impact, casual branding, brushy, textured, roughened, casual, bouncy.
A slanted, brush-driven sans with thick strokes and visibly rough, dry-brush edges. Letterforms are compact and slightly bouncy, with rounded bowls and soft terminals that often taper or fray, creating a lively, imperfect silhouette. Strokes show natural variance and occasional notches, giving the set an uneven, hand-rendered rhythm; spacing feels organic rather than strictly modular. Numerals follow the same painted construction, with simple, legible shapes that retain the textured stroke breaks.
Best suited to display roles where its texture can be seen—posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and social graphics. It also fits branding for casual food, beverage, music, and streetwear contexts where an energetic, handcrafted voice is desired; it can work for short blurbs, but the rough edges are most effective at larger sizes.
The overall tone is casual and expressive, with a gritty, street-level energy that reads as handmade and unpolished in an intentional way. It suggests spontaneity and motion, balancing friendliness with a roughened edge that feels poster-like and a bit rebellious.
The design appears intended to mimic quick brush lettering with intentional wear, capturing the look of ink dragged across paper or rough printing. Its priority is personality and impact over strict regularity, delivering a bold, expressive texture for attention-grabbing typography.
The texture is most apparent along curves and diagonals, where the brush grain and edge chatter become part of the character. Uppercase forms stay relatively bold and stable, while lowercase shapes add a more informal, handwritten cadence, especially in letters with diagonals and open counters.