Browsing through images of old wood type for sale, a Western type design with some interesting character variations made the perfect subject for a digital revival. Western Territory JNL is available in both regular...
by Staff · Published February 27, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The hand lettered song title on the sheet music for 1918’s ‘N’ Everything (from the Al Jolson show “Sinbad”) was the inspiration and model for Westfield Nouveau JNL, which is available in both regular...
by Staff · Published February 27, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Most folks might picture wood type lettering as the fancy styles of the 1880s which so perfectly evoked images of the Old West. Occasionally there is an exception to that rule, as an online...
by Staff · Published February 27, 2020
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The image of a set of vintage French tin stencils spotted online was the starting point in designing Freight Yard Stencil JNL. A more traditional ‘B’ and ‘R’ replaces the original characters (which looked...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The cover of the 1919 sheet music for “While Others are Building Castles in the Air I’ll Build A Cottage for Two” had its title hand lettered in a wonderfully eccentric Art Nouveau serif...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Amusement Ride Stencil JNL is based on a hand-cut paper stencil advising the riders to “Hold Onto Your Hats – Don’t Stand Up – Let’s Go Again!” Available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
From a vintage textbook on “modern” lettering circa the 1930s or 1940s comes a simple chamfered sans with oddly irregular shapes. Amateur Lettering JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The very first Speedball-Lettering Book was published in 1915, and within its pages was a rough-hewn example of lettering with the name “Rapid Sho-Card Style”. The design is now available as Antique Show Card...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The box cover of “Drawing Stencils No. 3 for Use on Slate or Paper” [a children’s drawing set produced by Montgomery, Ward & Company of Chicago circa the 1890s] had its title in an...