Distressed Arpu 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, album art, social media, handwritten, expressive, rough, casual, energetic, handmade feel, brush lettering, textured impact, display energy, brushy, textured, calligraphic, gestural, organic.
A slanted, brush-pen script with a print-like alphabet structure and lively, handwritten irregularity. Strokes show pronounced thick-to-thin modulation with pointed terminals and occasional wedge-like ends, giving letters a brisk, drawn-in-ink feel. Edges are subtly ragged and textured rather than clean, and character widths vary noticeably, creating an uneven, human rhythm. Letterforms are loosely connected in motion but largely remain unjoined, reading as a fast handwritten style with controlled contrast.
Best suited to short headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and other display applications where the brush texture and contrast can be appreciated. It can add personality to branding accents, album art, event promos, and social media graphics, especially when used in larger sizes with generous breathing room.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, like quick marker lettering or hand-done sign text. The textured strokes add a slightly gritty, handmade character that feels energetic and personal rather than polished or corporate. It suggests spontaneity and attitude, with a hint of vintage brush-lettering flavor.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of brush handwriting with a slightly distressed, ink-on-paper texture. Its narrow, slanted forms and high-contrast strokes aim to deliver strong visual momentum while maintaining recognizable letter shapes for quick reading in display settings.
Uppercase forms lean toward simple, legible silhouettes while still showing gestural quirks, and the numerals follow the same brush-drawn logic with narrow, upright shapes and tapered curves. Spacing appears intentionally irregular in places, reinforcing the hand-rendered look and making the texture more visible at display sizes.