The hand lettered title on sheet music for 1915’s novelty song “Gasoline Gus and His Jitney Bus” by Byron Gay and Charley Brown offered up the lettering style which is now Nouveau Arts JNL.
by Staff · Published October 10, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A set of vintage dies for stamping text into marble headstones or other monuments manufactured by The Vermont Marble Company was the basis for Marble Cutter JNL. The Vermont Marble Company was in business...
by Staff · Published October 10, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Some vintage 1960s-era packaging for dive gear (masks, swim fins, etc.) manufactured by the Voit division of AMF had various merchandise boxes hand-lettered [with some variation of design] in an interesting sans stencil. These...
by Staff · Published October 10, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Dance Lesson JNL is a reinterpretation of the popular “Latin Bold” typeface. The font’s name is a reference to the Latin dance craze of the 1950s, when the Cha-Cha, Meringue, Tango, Mambo and even...
by Staff · Published October 10, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The name Type Warmers JNL traces its lineage to small catalog booklets issued by Indianapolis’ Cobb Shinn for his line of letterpress cuts; of which a few can be found included within this typeface....
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Vintage sheet music for the song “Just Once for All Time” (from the United Artists release “Congress Dances”) provided the bold sans that served as the model for Dance Number JNL. This 1932 film...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Ben Harris’ illustrated cover for the sheet music of “I Found A Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)” from 1931’s “Billy Rose’s Crazy Quilt” lists the show’s stars and other...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
In most cities during the 1950s and 1960s the corner pharmacy or soda shop was a mainstay of teenage life. It was a place to hang out with friends, hear the latest hits on...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
At first glance, Handbills and Posters JNL bears a strong resemblance to Classroom JNL. True, they both share the visual qualities that are based on Franklin Bold Condensed, but this is where the similarity...