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...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Sheet music for the song “Today I Feel So Happy” from the 1932 motion picture “Sunshine Susie” provided both the visual model and the name for Sunshine Susie JNL, available in both regular and...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A hand-cut antique brass stencil for marking barrel tops of dill pickles was the source of inspiration for Surface Stencil JNL, available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Take Charge JNL is based on the opening title card for the 1936 film “The Charge of the Light Brigade” starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp and David Niven. The typeface...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Syndication JNL was derived from Outline Sans JNL. By removing the outer letters, a thinner character set remained. This typeface is available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Named for a Manhattan neighborhood, Sutton Place JNL is based on a 1930s-era poster advertising training in the “Household Arts” that was produced by the Federal Art Project in Ohio; a segment of the...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A 1930s hand-lettered poster for the play “The Cradle Will Rock”, put on by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) Federal Theater Project is the source material for Talent Show JNL; available in both regular...