Another example of 1930s French Art Deco lettering from the 1934 publication L’Art du Tracé Rationnel de la Lettre (which roughly translates to “The Rational Path Art of the Letter”) resulted in the digital...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Front Row JNL is an all-caps reinterpretation of Morris Fuller Benton’s 1937 type design “Empire”, and is available in both regular and oblique versions. As is often the case when a digital type font...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The free-form Art Nouveau hand lettering for the 1905 song “Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May” was the design model for Funky Nouveau JNL, which is available in both...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A late-19th Century song book entitled “Gems of Scotland – A Beautiful Collection of Scottish Songs” had the words “Gems of Scotland” hand lettered in an ornate, condensed type style now reproduced digitally as...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Sheet music for the 1910 composition “Good-By Betty Brown” has its title hand lettered in a thick and thin, condensed sans serif design reminiscent of lettering found in later comic strips and books of...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The hand lettered title on the sheet music for “Gee, But I’d Like to Make You Happy” (from the 1930 MGM motion picture “Good News”) presented a conundrum. Some of the lettering was a...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
It’s bold, it’s blocky, it has rounded corners and was inspired by hand lettering on a vintage booklet for children’s craft gift projects. It has regular and oblique versions. It’s Gift List JNL.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The beautiful hand lettering on the sheet music cover for Will R. Anderson’s “Good Night Dear” (circa 1908) features quaint, semi-calligraphic lettering in the Art Nouveau Style. The song itself was popularized by Billie...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Sheet music for another one of those songs from the early part of the 20th Century with a wonderfully wordy hand lettered title was the model for the Art Nouveau flavored Go Home JNL,...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Graduating Class JNL was inspired by the hand lettered titles found on a 1934 high school yearbook from Richmond Hill, NY called “The Senior Dome”. This Art Deco era type design is available in...