Distressed Ihdur 1 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, labels, signage, rugged, vintage, handmade, western, playful, weathered print, poster impact, rustic branding, handmade feel, soft serifs, blunted, uneven, inky, chunky.
A heavy, chunky serif with deliberately irregular, blunted terminals and softly bracketed, slab-like feet. Strokes keep a generally even weight but wobble subtly, as if stamped or printed with worn type, creating uneven edges and occasional swelling. Counters are compact and slightly lumpy, with rounded corners that keep the forms friendly rather than sharp. Overall proportions read broad and low, with stout verticals, generous sidebearings, and a compact lowercase presence compared to the uppercase.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where texture is an asset: poster headlines, product labels, rustic packaging, event branding, and storefront-style signage. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes when you want a bold, aged-print feel, but the rough edges and compact counters can become busy at very small sizes.
The texture suggests weathered print, old posters, and analog production—confident and a bit rowdy. Its warmth and imperfect contours give it a handcrafted, nostalgic tone that can feel folksy, rustic, and lightly humorous.
The design appears intended to evoke worn letterpress or stamped type with a friendly, slightly whimsical slab-serif structure. Its primary goal is character and atmosphere—adding an analog, timeworn voice to contemporary layouts without sacrificing basic readability.
The distressed effect is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, producing a coherent “inked” rhythm in text blocks. The face maintains clear serif cues while leaning into roughened outlines, making it more expressive than conventional display slabs.