Titles from the 1938 movie “Service Deluxe” starring Vincent Price and Constance Bennett were the inspiration for the similarly named Art Deco typeface Service Deluxe JNL.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Olde Nouveau JNL is an interesting Art Nouveau typeface based on lettering found on some vintage sheet music. It’s name is a contradictory pun, since “Nouveau” means new in French, and Olde (spelled in...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
French Stencil Sans JNL is another typeface based on vintage French tin/zinc stencils. Slightly rounded corners and a “hand-cut” look add an interesting and charming variation that breaks away from the “standard” design of...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Decade Nouveau JNL is based on examples of an Art Nouveau wood type with a bit of Latin/Western typographic flare, and yet it is also reminiscent of the style’s revival during the hippie movement...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
At first glance, Typewriter Sans JNL seems to look like the pantograph lettering of an engraved sign or the rounded-end lettering from an architect’s templates. It might also be mistaken for plastic pin-back lettering...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Techno Retro JNL looks like a design straight out of the 1980s, but it actually appeared as hand lettering on a sheet music cover for the circa-1940s edition of the song “To You Sweetheart,...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Shareholder JNL could possibly be found on a stock certificate, but in truth, it’s based on hand-lettering found on some old sheet music entitled “Sharing”.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A piece of vintage sheet music with the hand lettered title “Solitude” is the namesake and inspiration for Solitude JNL. Purely Art Deco in its typographic curves and angles of the period, this typeface...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A 1940s Australian song folio featuring tunes performed by singer-actress Deanna Durbin had her name hand lettered in an interesting Art Deco style sans. This became the basis for Song Folio JNL, capturing all...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Inspired by a sample of a vintage wood type supplied by a fan of Jeff Levine fonts, Western Wood Type JNL is a traditional Clarendon-style condensed typeface from the era of letterpress and the...