Cultural Stupidity
TrueTypePersonal use
- Accents (partial)
cultstup.ttf
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Author's note
Cultural Stupidity font by Graham Meade is a free retro display typeface that mashes up pixel grit with gothic drama. Its letters feel carved and blocky, as if a blackletter headline had been run through an 8-bit machine—tight spacing, rigid verticals, and spiky corners that give every word a confrontational edge. The rhythm is compact and relentless, so even short phrases read like bold statements slapped onto the page.
Using Cultural Stupidity, you get a voice that’s tailor-made for punk posters, underground zines, album covers, game titles, edgy branding, and protest graphics. This free font shines when you set it large and let the jagged texture do the talking; keep supporting text in a clean sans serif to balance its raw weight. It’s the kind of typeface that turns a simple line of copy into a logo, a slogan, or a dare.
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Using Cultural Stupidity, you get a voice that’s tailor-made for punk posters, underground zines, album covers, game titles, edgy branding, and protest graphics. This free font shines when you set it large and let the jagged texture do the talking; keep supporting text in a clean sans serif to balance its raw weight. It’s the kind of typeface that turns a simple line of copy into a logo, a slogan, or a dare.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Copyright (c) GM, 2001. Dedicated to Mike See / DJ Robey
Font family
Cultural Stupidity
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
GM: Cultural Stupidity: 2001
Full font name
Cultural Stupidity
Name table version
1.05
Postscript font name
CulturalStupidity
Trademark notice
Cultural Stupidity is a trademark of GM.
Designer
Graham Meade
Preferred family
Cultural Stupidity
Preferred subfamily
Regular
Compatible full
Cultural Stupidity
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman
Font details
Created2001-10-13
Revision1
Glyph count208
Units per Em1168
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthExpanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PostureUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI