The hand-lettered title on a piece of sheet music for 1938’s “Don’t Be That Way” (as recorded by Benny Goodman) featured squared letters with rounded corners, slight variants in line thickness and interesting “overhangs”....
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
For well over a century, stencil machines allowed manufacturers, shippers and even the military to quickly mark and identify objects. Mechanical Stencil JNL was created from examples from one of these machines.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
With electronics taking over virtually every aspect of manufacturing, packaging and shipping, it’s almost difficult to envision a time when wooden crates were marked for identification by using brass stencils. Many of these stencils...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A generous assortment of cartoons, catch words, ornaments, embellishments and even a pointing hand tourist sign modeled from an actual vintage metal one round out Printers Stuff JNL.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Handy Dandies JNL is a third collection from Jeff Levine Fonts of pointing hands along with a few card holders thrown in for good measure. The images were re-drawn from vintage source material and...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The chamfered block style of lettering has been a workhorse for years. From the early signage of the 1800s to military markings to the techno fonts of the 1980s and beyond, its clean and...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Hand lettered, the title on the sheet music for a 1940s hit song “Ti-Pi-Tin” inspired Guadalajara JNL. The melody and original Spanish lyrics were written by Maria Grever, one of Mexico’s first successful female...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Performer JNL, is a typeface re-drawn from condensed hand lettering found on a piece of vintage sheet music. Fairly basic in style, there are still some hints of the Art Deco influence that permeated...