Changing Times JNL was inspired by the hand lettering on the cover of the 1929 sheet music for “Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up that Old Gang of Mine)”. While the font’s name is an...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A couple of pieces of sheet music from France [circa 1925] offered the inspiration for Chanson De Paris JNL (Song of Paris), which is available in both regular and oblique versions. This hand lettered...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Letters in circles are certainly nothing new typographically, but nonetheless they were a favorite tool for sign makers in past decades for emphasizing names or key words in a message. Inspired by an image...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Novelty songs and their often crazy or extra-long titles were all the rage at the beginning of the 20th century. A piece of sheet music for the 1920 song “When Chu-Ching-San weds Paddy McCann”...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The channel letters in the neon sign for the iconic Clevelander Hotel located in the Art Deco district of Miami Beach was the inspiration and basis for Cleveland Neon JNL.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Roman-style stencil fonts have been around for much longer than most people realize – from the interlocking brass stencils of the 1880s to the laser-cut plastic stencils of today. A 1 inch Roman lettering...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The opening title for the 1962 Blake Edwards film “Days of Wine and Roses” [starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick] was the inspiration for Cocktail Hour JNL. Adding to the playfulness of this font,...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A 1930s-era hand-lettered sign advertising a club lunch (consisting of soup, salad, dessert and coffee for 35 cents) provided not only the Art Deco lettering style but the name for Club Lunch JNL.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
According to Wikipedia, a “clip joint” is an establishment, usually a strip club or night club (often claiming to offer adult entertainment or bottle service) in which customers are tricked into paying excessive amounts...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
French Art Deco lettering found within the pages of the 1934 publication L’Art du Tracé Rationnel de la Lettre (roughly translated to “The Rational Path Art of the Letter”) have provided a number of...