Old Tijuana JNL was modeled from the hand lettered title on the cover of the 1939 sheet music for “Class Will Tell” and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Casual, playful and...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The 1930s era French textbook on lettering “100 Alphabets Publicitaires déssinés par M. Moullet” featured a hand lettered chamfered alphabet with slab serifs reminiscent of sports lettering. Although intended for advertising and signage inspiration…
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Ordinary Gothic JNL is a simple, thin “stovepipe” style of hand lettering found on the cover of a piece of sheet music for 1937’s “You Can’t Stop Me from Dreaming”, and is available in...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Open Case JNL is the distant cousin to the 2009 release by Jeff Levine Fonts called Cold Case JNL, as both were based on sets of lettering stencils designed and manufactured by the Huntington...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Hand lettering on the cover of the 1932 sheet music for “Sleep, Come On and Take Me” was the basis for Overnight JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The cover of the 1939 sheet music for “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” has the title set in an outline sans – or is in an inline? With almost equal space and line...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A vintage matchbook advertising the New York Liquor Mart – oddly enough, located in Chicago, Illinois – featured a pen and ink line drawing of the store’s exterior. The Art Deco lettering on the...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Lettering on the sheet music cover for the title song from the 1957 Marlon Brando movie “Sayonara” was the model for Pacific Island JNL. The design has an Asiatic influence, but also reflects a...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Overton JNL is based on some of the preliminary letter designs by Rudolf Wolf which evolved into his 1929 type design Memphis and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Memphis was the...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Parenting JNL is a stylized Art Deco sans serif type design originally found on a vintage WPA (Works Progress Administration) poster designed by the Federal Art Project and touting the topic of “The Job...