Spur Wide JNL was modeled from an example of hand lettering from the antique French alphabet book L’Art du Tracé Rationnel de la Lettre. Heavy Roman style letters with spurs (often referred to as...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Up until the advent of modern packing and shipping methods, the common way to mark merchandise or other items to be transported was through the use of a brass stencil. These marking devices were...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The 1938 sheet music for the official Coast Guard Marching Song “Semper Paratus” “(Always Ready)” offered up a hand lettered title in a bold block style with rounded corners and an inline. This is...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Modeled after some antique stencil cutting tools spotted in an online auction, Stencil Cutter JNL portrays the look of hand tooled lettering. The rounded-end characters have their own personality and this eccentricity provides a...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Based on an antique metal stencil plate used for identifying crates, bales or barrels, Stencil Piece JNL is one of the numerous stencil designs available through Jeff Levine Fonts. The type design is available...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The hand lettered title on the 1940 sheet music for “Pledge to the Flag” is a stencil design with wider rounded letters (such as the C, G and O). It is now available as...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Using examples of antique street signs from New York City, Stickball JNL recreates the iconic lettering in a digital typeface and is available in both regular and oblique versions. For a nostalgic touch, a...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Stovepipe Stencil JNL was not directly designed from a vintage source, but it does draw its influences from classic sans serif lettering of the past. Even its name borrows (somewhat gratuitously) from the “stovepipe”...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Subscription JNL is the companion font to Outline Sans JNL with the inside portion stripped away to leave a solid character set remaining. The typeface is available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) posters on file at the Library of Congress have been a treasure trove of classic hand-lettered type designs. Summer Program JNL is based on one such poster offering free...