font_category: decorative

Vintage Comics JNL

Vintage Comics JNL font

Vintage Comics JNL was inspired by the way the word “comics” was hand lettered on many of the comic book covers of the 1940s, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Stencil Edition JNL

Stencil Edition JNL font

The cover title for a 1950s British glamour magazine called “Beauty Parade” was the inspiration and model for Stencil Edition JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Picture Show JNL

Picture Show JNL font

An ad promoting the 1919 silent film comedy “Back Stage” starring Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was hand lettered in a thick-and-thin sans style with Art Nouveau influences.This lettering is now available digitally as Picture Show...

Political Poster JNL

Political Poster JNL font

Inspired by the hand lettering on a 1940 campaign poster for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this condensed, casual sans serif design is now available as Political Poster JNL – in both regular and oblique versions.

French Nouveau JNL

French Nouveau JNL font

The hand lettering on a World War I recruitment poster for the French Air Service inspired French Nouveau JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Adventure Film JNL

Adventure Film JNL font

In most cases, motion pictures with a Western theme have their titles and credits lettered in type styles that reflect the period of the Old West.In 1966, the titles and credits for “Texas Across...

Handmade Stencil JNL

Handmade Stencil JNL font

Handmade Stencil JNL was inspired by the hand lettered opening credits of the 1954 film “Human Desire” and is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Back Lot Stencil JNL

Back Lot Stencil JNL font

Back Lot Stencil JNL is a hand lettered slab serif stencil design based on the titles and credits from the 1954 film “Human Desire” and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Caps...

Show Card Pen JNL

Show Card Pen JNL font

The 1920 edition of “How to Paint Signs and Sho’ Cards” by E. C. Matthews offered a number of examples of then-modern lettering styles for sign painters and show card writers.A bold display alphabet...

Art Materials JNL

Art Materials JNL font

The cover of the 1930s-era “Catalog of Artists’ Materials” from Ernst H. Friedrichs, Inc. (New York) has the words “Artists’ Materials” hand lettered in a stylized Art Deco sans serif type style.This unique design...