Parenting JNL
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...
font_designer: Jeff Levine
Parks Department JNL
A WPA (Works Progress Administration) sponsored Water Carnival taking place in Central Park in the 1930s had “Department of Parks, City of New York” in the thin Art Deco hand lettering which is now...
Parisian Playboy JNL
Sheet music for the song “My Ideal” (from the 1930 Paramount picture “Playboy of Paris” starring Maurice Chevalier) had the name of the movie hand lettered in an Art Deco, Broadway-influenced type design. This...
Pen Elegant JNL
A 1918 lettering instruction book by William Hugh Gordon presented a number of lettering styles that were geared toward sign and show card painters along with tips and tricks regarding the correct construction of...
Patrol Car Stencil JNL
Comic books based on popular characters have been around pretty much since the advent of comic books themselves. An edition of the “Car 54 Where Are You?” series published by Dell (and based on...
Pen Lettering Sans JNL
A 1935 song with the unusual title of “Dinner for One Please, James” had its title hand lettered on the cover of the sheet music with simple, condensed letters made by a round point...
Pen Gothic JNL
Pen Gothic JNL emulates lettering made with a round nib lettering pen, and is loosely based on some text found on the popular 1918 song “Ja-Da”. The font is available in regular and oblique...
Pen Nib Western JNL
Inspired by the hand lettered phrase “the pen is mightier than the sword” in a 1923 promotional blurb for Speedball lettering pens, Pen Nib Western JNL recreates the decorative style of this vintage artistic...
Pen Nib Square JNL
The idea started with the 1934 sheet music of “Mazurka Amabile”. Its hand drawn title had most of the letters rendered in a rectangular shape [‘square’ in the sign trade] that featured rounded corners...
Pen Work JNL
The 1938 sheet music for “(The Dwarves Marching Song) Heigh-Ho” from Walt Disney’s “Snow White” had the part of the title in parenthesis hand lettered with a round nib ink pen. This lettering became...