Hand Cut Stencil JNL is a condensed Roman typeface modeled from an antique tin stencil hand cut for shipping merchandise. The design is available in regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Hand lettered titling on the 1945 sheet music for “Don’t Forget To-Night, To-Morrow” is in a simple, condensed sans serif style with a slight hint of Art Deco influence. This is now available as...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A photo from Gene Gable (a regular contributor of ideas to Jeff Levine Fonts) shows the vintage signage for the Lasher Hatchery in a slightly different take on the classic Art Deco solid letter...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
An example of Art Nouveau lettering (complete with its unusual characters and varying shape widths) was found in a sample from the vintage publication “Modeles de Lettres Artistiques” (“Models of Artistic Letters”). This classic...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
What does a 1932 movie about a love affair between a circus’ trapeze artist and a sideshow “little person” have to do with the 1960s counter-culture? They both share some commonalities. The title card...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Hand-lettered stencil lettering on the movie poster for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 dark comedy-thriller “The Trouble with Harry” inspired Hitchcock Stencil JNL; named in honor of the great master of suspense cinema.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Vintage packaging [circa 1940s] for a sewing machine attachment used for making lattice-type stitching had its information hand lettered in a casual Art Deco sans serif design. This became the basis of Home Economics...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Some vintage Beacon metal door letters used for identifying addresses on home and business buildings was spotted in an online auction from England. Those few letters were the inspiration for Home Address JNL, which...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
This is a digital reinterpretation of Walter Huxley’s 1935 evergreen “Huxley Vertical”, which was originally cast for American Type Founders. A timeless classic which has been in use since the Art Deco era, this...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The sans serif type style for the specialty font Nameplate JNL was given a serif treatment and is now Hotel District JNL complete with a full character set. Originally inspired by two Art Deco-era...