Backpage Article JNL and its oblique counterpart are a variant to the popular sanserif wood types used in newspaper headlines and on broadsheets in years past.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Sign and Design JNL is a casual brush alphabet modeled after an Alf R. Becker design that appeared in Signs of the Times Magazine. Thanks to Tod Swormstedt of ST Media and the American...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Alf R. Becker was a noted sign painter, designer and the creator of hundreds of unique alphabets which were published in the trade magazine Signs of the Times during the 1930s through the 1950s....
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Signs of Yesterday JNL brings another twenty-six vintage signs inspired by a series of decals once made by the Duro Decal Company (now Duro Art Industries) of Chicago. This font complements the original twenty-six...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Used Cars JNL is based on one of the many unique alphabets created by the late Alf R. Becker for Signs of the Times magazine from the 1930s through the 1950s. Special thanks to...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Moving Van JNL is a classic sign painter’s block Roman with angled [instead of rounded] corners and slab serifs. This style of lettering was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Film Noir JNL is a classic Art Deco Alphabet from the brush of the late master sign painter Alf R. Becker, and appeared in Signs of the Times Magazine. Thanks to Tod Swormstedt of...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
General Chang JNL is one of a number of fonts redrawn by Jeff Levine from the creative output of the late Alf R. Becker. Becker’s alphabets were a monthly feature of Signs of the...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022