font_foundry: Jeff Levine

Sign Writer JNL

Sign Writer JNL font

Sign Writer JNL was found within the pages of an early 1900s manual on the art of sign lettering and is a style typical of those times.

Fence Post JNL

Fence Post JNL font

The inspiration for Fence Post JNL comes out of an early 1900s manual for sign writing. A number of changes were made to make the design more aesthetically pleasing, but it retains its novelty...

Boot Camp JNL

Boot Camp JNL font

Boot Camp JNL has the same roots as Jeff Levine’s Condensed Stencil JNL, as they were both modeled from a set of vintage brass interlocking stencils made by the Stafford Manufacturing Company. The previous...

Sports Play JNL

Sports Play JNL font

Re-drawn and modified from a set of early 1900s die-cut sign letters, Sports Play JNL is a chamfered typeface with an inline that reflects sports-themed topics.

Steel Stencil JNL

Steel Stencil JNL font

A group of unique metal plates with stencil initials cut into them was spotted while browsing through online auctions for source material. What made these items even more interesting was how some of the...

Stencil Designs JNL

Stencil Designs JNL font

Stencil Designs JNL collects twenty-six decorative designs from various vintage sources for use as spot embellishments, borders and corner pieces.

Winery JNL

Winery JNL font

A rubber stamp printing set from the 1930s (or possibly earlier) was the model for Winery JNL. Containing a pleasant serif font, it also provided a few little touches unusual for such toy sets...

Fastenating JNL

Fastenating JNL font

Since the 1800s, many patents were issued for methods to hold papers together. The two most popular and enduring tools still in use today are the stapler and the paper clip. In recent times...

Kashigata Stencils JNL

Kashigata Stencils JNL font

Kashigata Stencils JNL is a collection of 52 beautiful Japanese stencil images used for decorating sugar cakes to honor deceased family members with the crest of that family. Re-drawn from images of some vintage...

Nouveau Riche JNL

Nouveau Riche JNL font

Within the pages of an early-1900s instructional book on show card lettering was found a marvelous example of an alphabet that typifies the Art Nouveau movement of the era and served as the inspiration...