font_category: decorative

The sheet music for “I Used to be Color Blind” (from the 1938 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers movie “Carefree”) had its title crafted in ornate Art Deco hand lettering. Keeping the original letter forms, the...

Inspired by the calligraphic poster art of Santa Fe’s Randall Hasson, Personal Message JNL is part calligraphic, part cartoon lettering. A light, casual and friendly design, Personal Message JNL can be applied to many...

The hand lettered title found on the 1938 sheet music for “I Haven’t Changed a Thing” is a condensed Art Deco thick-and-thin sans serif with rounded corners. Reminiscent of office door and similar signage,...

The Women’s Suffrage Movement gained women the right to vote in 1920. Up until then there were many ways undertaken to rally sympathy for the cause. In 1916 Alice Paul formed the National Woman’s...

The hand-lettered title, cast and crew credits for 1943’s “Presenting Lily Mars” (starring Judy Garland and Van Heflin) inspired Pocatello JNL, but the name of this typeface has another Judy Garland connection. In the...

Poster Casual JNL is based on the hand lettered title on the cover of the 1929 sheet music for the song “Give Yourself a Pat on the Back”; touted at the time as being...

The image of an old enamel sign advertising poultry inspired Poultry and Fish JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Horizontal cut-through lines within the Art Deco-era hand lettering adds to...

The bold round point pen lettering on the cover of the 1934 sheet music for “New England in the Rain” was the model and inspiration for Poster Pen JNL, which is available in both...

Sheet music for a selection from the 1928 musical “New Moon” had the show’s title hand lettered in a bold sans serif that reflected the upcoming Art Deco movement, along with a contoured outline...

More vintage cartoons, decorations, embellishments and various letterpress dingbats have been re-drawn and collected in Printers Decorations JNL.