font_foundry: Jeff Levine

Broadletter JNL

Broadletter JNL font

Modern digital typography pushes many designers to try and achieve visual perfection with their lettering. In the days of wooden type, the premise was more in creating a font that “sold” the message (possibly,...

Catch Words JNL

Catch Words JNL font

In the days of wood type, suppliers offered words such as ‘and’, ‘at’, ‘for’, ‘each’ and numerous others as stock cuts called “catch words”. This collection of twenty-six were re-drawn using a vintage type...

Endless Journey JNL

Endless Journey JNL font

Endless Journey JNL is Jeff Levine’s interpretation of the ever-popular lettering found on highway signage; giving it a slightly handmade look.

Mrs. Shmelding JNL

Mrs. Shmelding JNL font

Lighten things up and let your imagination run free with Mrs. Shmelding JNL, a lighthearted novelty font from Jeff Levine.

Slim James JNL

Slim James JNL font

Tall, condensed and square in shape… Slim James JNL balances well against bolder Deco-style sans or novelty type faces.

Nostrand JNL

Nostrand JNL font

Based on vintage wood type, Nostrand JNL is a tall, condensed serif face – named for an avenue in font designer Jeff Levine’s home town of Brooklyn, New York.

Winnetka JNL

Winnetka JNL font

Winnetka JNL was inspired by Cooley Antique Tuscan Condensed – a printer’s wood type manufactured in 1859 by J.G. Cooley. Given an additional hand-made treatment, the lettering resembles characters made from cut paper.

Boonville JNL

Boonville JNL font

Boonville JNL is a slightly condensed version of Cloverdale JNL – a “Western” style typeface based on classic wood type from the 1800s.

Cloverdale JNL

Cloverdale JNL font

Cloverdale JNL is another addition to Jeff Levine’s revivals of classic wood type fonts from the 1800s. Bold, broad and in the “cowboy” style, this typeface goes well with projects featuring the Old West,...

Mayville JNL

Mayville JNL font

Mayville JNL is a re-drawing of an all-caps Clarendon Wood Type font from the 1800s.