Dirtbag TM
6TM Magazine · Type Mania · 2025
A single-weight hand-drawn display face from Type Mania, sketched and left deliberately rough, with contextual alternates rotating through three stylistic sets to keep the texture from looking mechanical.
About
Dirtbag TM is a hand-lettered display typeface built around intentional imperfection. Three stylistic sets cycle automatically via contextual alternates in a 1-2-3 pattern, avoiding the repetitive look that plagues most hand-drawn fonts. With 300 glyphs covering extended Latin scripts, it suits headlines, posters and branding where raw texture is the selling point.
Classification
Rough hand-drawn display face with deliberate imperfections. Uses OpenType contextual alternates to cycle through three stylistic sets in a 1-2-3 rotation, simulating natural handwriting variation. Single weight; all variation comes from alternate glyphs rather than stroke contrast or weight axes.