Distressed Geril 1 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, signage, vintage, rugged, western, industrial, noisy, evoke age, add texture, create grit, poster impact, slab serif, textured, weathered, uneven, inked.
A heavy slab-serif design with compact, sturdy forms and irregular, distressed contours. Strokes are thick and fairly even, with chunky bracketed serifs and occasional notches, chips, and rough interior counters that mimic worn type or imperfect inking. The texture is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, creating a lively, uneven edge rhythm while keeping letter skeletons recognizable. Spacing appears slightly variable, contributing to a handmade or battered-print feel in continuous text.
Best suited to display applications where texture is a feature: posters, titles, packaging, labels, and bold signage. It can also work for short bursts of text such as pull quotes or badges, especially when a worn, analog printing character is desired.
The overall tone is gritty and nostalgic, evoking old posters, stamped ephemera, and workmanlike signage. Its roughened texture adds a sense of age and authenticity, with a bold, assertive voice that feels at home in frontier, outlaw, or reclaimed-industrial aesthetics.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic slab-serif structure while layering in deliberate wear and printing artifacts for a convincingly aged look. It prioritizes impact and atmosphere, using consistent distressing to turn simple letterforms into a thematic, tactile voice.
Uppercase has a strong, poster-like presence, while the lowercase keeps the same distressed energy with simpler, sturdy shapes. Numerals are similarly weighty and textured, with the wear pattern remaining prominent at both display sizes and in short text settings.