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Typewriter Grunge + Bareum
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Distressed typewriter face with stamped edges
Typewriter Grunge
Typewriter Grunge is a distressed serif in white on near black: wide capitals with slab serifs and worn, ink-stamped edges, shown with a full row of digits and two small tracked labels at the corners.
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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 accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Typewriter Grunge.
The sample sets two stacked lines of capitals, then a row of digits at the foot, and the face is a typewriter-ish serif rather than a modern one: the serifs are slabs, the stems are even, the R has a curved leg, the W is wide and the O is nearly round, while every edge is eaten away in small irregular bites so the letters look stamped with a worn ribbon. The wear is spread evenly rather than placed, which keeps the word readable and stops the texture from looking like a gimmick at small sizes. The letters are spaced wide enough that the grunge does not close the gaps between them, and the digits, which include a hyphen at each end, sit on the same weight so a number line can run under a heading. Two small tracked labels sit in the upper corners, and the ground is flat near-black. Typewriter Grunge is a display serif for posters, packaging, book covers and event graphics with an old, printed feel, and it suits short capitals at a solid size.
Distressed, stamped, classic
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Typewriter Grunge with grounded secondary typography.
Expressive Accent Script
Typewriter Grunge + Stylish
Adds a warm human signature touch for 1-to-3-word callouts without competing against structured serif capitals.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Typewriter Grunge’s stroke geometry.
Cover for a true-crime book
A stamped typewriter face carries the case-file mood of the subject, and the worn edges read as age rather than as an effect at cover size.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 135 by 205 mm cover: set the title at 40 pt over two lines, keep 18 mm of clear ground beneath before the author at 11 pt, and hold 12 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
The distress disappears under a matte laminate; proof one cover in the real finish and check the texture before the run.
Label for a small-batch coffee
A worn typewriter face looks stamped on a paper bag, and the wide capitals hold a roast name on a narrow label where a script would fail.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 60 by 85 mm label: set the roast at 15 pt on one line, keep 6 mm of clear ground beneath before the weight at 5 pt, and hold 4 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
Fine wear at fifteen points can read as a printing fault; print one label on the real kraft stock and judge it in the hand.
Sign for a harvest market stall
A stamped face suits a market that deals in sacks and crates, and the heavies hold up on a hand-written sign board read at a few metres.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print a 500 by 700 mm board: set the stall name at 110 pt over two lines, keep 32 mm of clear ground beneath before the prices at 30 pt, and hold 26 mm of margin on all four sides.
Pre-production check
On a wooden board the texture can merge with the grain; print one board on the actual material before repeating the set.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Serif · Distressed typewriter face with stamped edges
- Foundry / creator
- WNIdesign
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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