High-Contrast Display Serif
Grunge Style + Wolles Elegant Modern Serif
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Grunge Style's clean modern geometry.
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Heavy uppercase forms crossed by fine scratches and broken surface marks
Grunge Style
Grunge Style stacks pale capital words against a rough dark wall. Broad upright stems and rounded G and U bowls remain visible beneath thin scratches and uneven dark breaks, while the R leg and the Y fork provide sharper diagonals and the small split numerals suggest a limited date example.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Fine grain and micro-texture excel in 300 DPI print, sublimation, and screen print rather than small vinyl weeding.
Plotter & output verdictPrint, DTF & Sublimation First
Recommended minimum scalePrint any scale · Vinyl 2.2 in+
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessStylistic Alternates
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Grunge Style.
The stems stay heavy, the bowls round, the scratches cut across the strokes and the breaks vary from letter to letter. That wear is the character: the face reads as a sprayed sign that has weathered rather than a clean face with a filter, which is why the sample sets two rows on a wall. The composite image cannot separate every mark from the artwork texture, so check the actual file texture, keep 36 pt before the scratches eat the forms and test the numerals before you promise a distressed date.
Heavy uppercase forms crossed by fine scratches and broken surface marks
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Grunge Style’s stroke geometry.
Poster for a haunted house
The scratched caps set a haunted poster, and the heavy stems hold a short title at 58 pt on an A2 sheet, where the worn marks read as age rather than noise.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print an A2 poster: set the title at 58 pt on one row, keep 24 mm of clear ground beneath before the times at 15 pt, and keep the background flat so the scratches stay legible.
Pre-production check
Scratches over a busy background turn to mush; check the proof and keep 40 percent of the field empty behind the title.
Label for a small brewery
The worn caps give a bottle character, and the heavy strokes hold a two-word name at 22 pt on a 55 by 65 mm label, where the breaks stay readable on a dark stock.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 55 by 65 mm label: set the name at 22 pt on one row, keep 10 mm of clear ground beneath before the strength at 6 pt, and print the letters pale on a dark ground so the breaks read as wear.
Pre-production check
A distressed file printed at 16 pt looks smudged; check the plate proof and hold the name at 20 pt.
Sign for a skate park
The scratched blocks suit a street sign, and the broad stems hold a two-word sign at 60 mm on a printed panel, where the diagonal R leg keeps the row sharp.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 700 by 350 mm panel: set the sign at 60 mm on one row, keep 24 mm of clear ground beneath before the rules at 16 pt, and keep 26 mm of border so the wear marks are not cut by the trim.
Pre-production check
Fine damage vanishes at banner distance; check the panel from three metres and keep the letter shapes intact.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Heavy uppercase forms crossed by fine scratches and broken surface marks
- Foundry / creator
- Yarman (7NTypes)
- Alternates & swashes
- Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
- Language support
- Multilingual character support stated by creator
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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