Type Uncommon JNL
Never let it be said that a good pun and a good font name can’t work well together. The vintage sheet music for a 1920s-era song called “King Tut” (not to be confused with...
font_designer: Jeff Levine
Southwest Serenade JNL
The 1940s-era hand-lettered title on vintage sheet music for the song hit “Donkey Serenade” had an interpretation of the classic typeface “Broadway” used in a Mexican/Southwest motif with wavy lines cutting through the letters....
Piano Solo JNL
The hand-lettered name on a couple of 1940s-era piano course books was the basis for Piano Solo JNL.
Moving Headlines JNL
For decades, visitors to Times Square could look up and read the up-to-the-minute news flashes that moved across a giant electric sign on the face of the old New York Times Building (now known...
Printers Drawer JNL
Printers Drawer JNL continues building on a library of letterpress illustrations, cartoons, ad builders, Art Deco ad panels, ornaments, embellishments, and general miscellany. The images are re-drawn from vintage source material, and this font...
Model Railroad JNL
The block style lettering with rounded corners found on a package for model railroad kit parts was the inspiration for Model Railroad JNL.
Golden Opportunity JNL
The cover of vintage sheet music for “With Plenty of Money and You (The Gold Diggers’ Lullaby)” from the Warner Brothers musical “Gold Diggers of 1937” had the movie title hand-lettered in a classic...
Deco Hotel JNL
Hand lettering on the Art Deco-era sheet music for a song entitled “Rosemary” was the model for this delicate monoline design called Deco Hotel JNL.
Rounded Sans Wood JNL
Examples of a wood type alphabet for letterpress are the basis for Rounded Sans Wood JNL. Clean and bold, the rounded ends give a softer, more informal look to any display copy.
Restaurant And Lounge JNL
Restaurant and Lounge is a casual, brush-style type face based on hand lettering found on a 1940s matchbook for the Park Avenue Restaurant (a popular dining spot during the golden years of Miami Beach).