Antique Slabserif JNL is a reinterpretation of Monotype’s Modern Antique 26, released in 1909. The name of the typeface is an oxymoron because Modern conflicts with Antique. Despite many critics of the “mechanical” look...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Vintage sheet music for Earl Carroll’s dramatic mystery-comedy production “Murder at the Vanities” has its title hand-lettered in the Art Deco style which served as the basis for Stage Play JNL.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Once again, another eclectic mix of vintage cartoons, ad cuts, sales builders, dingbats, borders and embellishments come together in Print Shop Cuts JNL. These charming images add that touch of “retro” to any digital...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A vintage printer’s cut for the masthead of the “Fed-O-Gram” (a monthly publication of the Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.) had its title set in letters that emulated a moving message board. This design formed...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Malaguena Stencil JNL was derived from hand lettering found on an Art Deco-era piece of vintage sheet music for this familiar tune. According to Wikipedia: “Malagueña is the feminine form of the Spanish language...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Czech Stencil JNL was modeled from examples of a 1930s-era typeface from Czechoslovokia called “Patrona Grotesk” as seen in the Steven Heller-Louise Fili book “Stencil Type” (published by Thames and Hudson).
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The same monograms found on a 1930s-era business card that inspired Golden Beach JNL are reproduced as Art Deco Monograms JNL. Left-side monograms are on the upper case A-Z, while the lower case a-z...