Ruffian bold

Ruffian Bold is a free heavyweight sans serif by Andy Krahling of sunwalk, with a blunt 1970s poster feel. The letters are packed with ink: squat, rounded, and slightly swaggering, with deep curves cut against flat tops and a sharp kick in the R that keeps the alphabet from feeling too soft.

It works well for album art, bar and cafe branding, streetwear graphics, event posters, and chunky magazine cover lines where a free font needs immediate attitude. Because the shapes are so compressed and dense, it also suits short headlines, title cards, and oversized initials that need a dark, solid block of lettering.