The wealth of vintage hand-lettering styles found in a 1941 edition of the Speedball® Lettering Pen instruction book has allowed Jeff Levine to re-draw a number of them in digital format for today’s designers....
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Eckhardt Casual JNL was modeled from an example of poster lettering found in a 1941 Speedball® Lettering Pen instruction book. The font is named in honor of Jeff Levine’s good friend, the late Albert...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Nightowl JNL is a headline font encased in rectangles inspired by an Art Deco hand-lettered alphabet found in a 1941 edition of the Speedball® Lettering Pen instruction book. There is only a basic character...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Vertical Roundpoint JNL is one of a number of classic hand-lettered typefaces found in a 1941 edition of the Speedball® Lettering Pen instruction book and re-drawn digitally by Jeff Levine.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Gummed Alphabet JNL was modeled from a 1960s-era package of foil embossed gummed letters. This type of lettering device was sold through stationery, variety stores and similar merchants, and could be used for personalizing...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Handmade Gothic JNL is one of many typefaces inspired by lettering samples in a 1941 Speedball® Lettering Pen instructional booklet. The bold, Deco-style sans is perfect for many attention-getting headlines and titles.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Handmade Roman JNL is a simple and clean serif design. Perfect for headlines or titles, this condensed serif font gets attention without being overly formal.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
School Desk JNL is a block-style sanserif based on die-cut cardboard letters used in classrooms during the 1940s and 1950s for making various projects and teaching children the basic shapes of letters.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
For decades – until the advent of affordable computer-generated signage – die-cut display letters were used for many applications. Stores, theaters, schools, charities and religious organizations would have their local sign shop design attractive…