In most cities during the 1950s and 1960s the corner pharmacy or soda shop was a mainstay of teenage life. It was a place to hang out with friends, hear the latest hits on...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
In the city of Millbrae (just South of San Francisco in San Mateo County, California) stands an office building which formerly housed the Millbrae Theater. California has the distinction of preserving artifacts of its...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
At first glance, Handbills and Posters JNL bears a strong resemblance to Classroom JNL. True, they both share the visual qualities that are based on Franklin Bold Condensed, but this is where the similarity...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Vintage Price Tags JNL comprises three sets of numbers in both ribbon, circle and star patterns which, when combined will produce point-of-sale price elements. The designs were re-drawn from examples found in an old...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Piano Lesson JNL comes from the hand lettered title on a 1940s-era piece of sheet music called “The Adult Explorer at the Piano”. The mix of both regular and irregular character shapes makes for...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Vintage Stencil Art JNL collects another twenty-six charming designs, all re-drawn from antique and vintage stencil sources. These images make for the perfect embellishment to typographic projects which utilize stencil type, or the designs...
by Staff · Published August 22, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Printers Dingbats JNL gathers another assortment of classic cartoons, borders, embellishments, sales helpers and whatnots into one digital file; all re-drawn from vintage source material.
by Staff · Published July 14, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The unusual hybrid of square letter forms mixed with Art Deco-influenced ones in the digital typeface Common Area JNL is brought to you by the hand lettering found on a vintage piece of sheet...
by Staff · Published July 14, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The hand-lettered name of the “Junior Showcard Printer” (a 1930s-era rubber stamp printing set manufactured by the Superior Marking Equipment Company of Chicago) served as the prototype for Junior Printer JNL.
by Staff · Published July 14, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022