Kwun Tong JNL
Loosely based on a hand lettered title found on vintage sheet music for the song “Hong Kong”, the design for Kwun Tong JNL emulates the letters and numbers formed from pieces of bamboo stalk....
font_designer: Jeff Levine
Deco Of Tomorrow JNL
On occasion, when seeking retro source material for font designs, one can unearth interesting examples of typography that bridges decades with its ahead-of-its-time style. The songwriter credits on one particular piece of vintage sheet...
Vododeo JNL
Vododeo JNL is directly named for the free-form sheet music title lettering from Jack Yellen and Milton Ager’s “Vo-Do-De-O”. The term itself was a catchphrase made popular during the era known as the “Roaring...
Cafe Society JNL
Vintage sheet music was initially a partial inspiration for what started out as a simple retro typeface, but the basic hand-lettered design from the Art Deco era lent itself to some further experimentation. Geometric...
Borough Park JNL
Borough Park JNL is named for a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, NY and was modeled from hand lettering found on vintage sheet music.
Nouveau Yorke JNL
Inspired by the hand-lettered address for the publisher of some 1920s sheet music, Nouveau Yorke JNL is a throwback to a simpler period in time when sheet music and piano rolls were the mainstay...
Prospect Park JNL
Prospect Park JNL was inspired by inline lettering found on some vintage sheet music from the Art Deco era entitled “By My Side”. The font’s namesake is located in the Crown Heights section of...
Prospect Heights JNL
While the inspiration for Prospect Heights JNL may have been a piece of vintage sheet music entitled “My Ohio Lullaby”, the name is classically New York. To be precise, it’s a neighborhood in the...
Broadcast JNL
The vast resource of hand lettered vintage sheet music titles offers many interesting and unique variations on even the simplest styles of lettering. A simple thick-and-thin serif design circa the 1920s-1930s evokes a reminiscence...
Nouveau Display JNL
Vintage sheet music for the 1920s song “Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?” yielded the hand lettered Art Nouveau alphabet for Nouveau Display JNL. Because the Art Nouveau movement was...