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In the 1930s the WPA (Works Progress Administration) sponsored a Federal art project. Many posters were produced that featured government-sponsored cultural events, health and safety tips and various other topics. One such poster from...
Many great lettering examples were found in the 1939 French publication by Georges Léculier, “Modèles de Lettres Moderns” (“Models of Modern Letters”). One design in particular is a stencil alphabet so typical of the...
A vintage piece of sheet music for “Waitin’ at the Gate for Katy” (from the 1934 movie “Bottoms Up”) provided the hand-lettered, Western-influenced lettering which is now available as Badlands JNL. Some of the...
The cover of the sheet music for the 1931 song “When the Autumn Leaves of Life Begin to Fall” has the song’s title hand lettered in a thin monoline Art Deco Style. The song...
The hand lettered title on the 1945 sheet music for the song “Louisiana Hayride” is an Art Deco design with a nod to the preceding Art Nouveau era. It is now available as Barn...
What has become a rite of passage at baseball games got its start in 1908 when lyricist Jack Norworth and music composer Albert Von Tilzer wrote “Take Me Out to the Ball-Game” (which was...
The 1913 sheet music for “You’ll Be Welcome When You Get Back Home” had its title hand lettered in a simple, yet attractive Art Nouveau sans serif design which has been preserved as digital...
Sometimes lettering without any frills or formality gets a message across better than the use of fancier typefaces. The simple charm of the hand-lettered phrase “Safety Comes First” found on a vintage WPA (Works...
Bases Loaded JNL is a contour outline variant of Ebbets JNL, which was in turn a stylized variant of the retro-inspired Base Runner JNL. The design is available in both regular and oblique versions.
Basic Stencil JNL was inspired by a lettering stencil sold by Dymo around 1968 that featured a sans serif design with rounded corners and an overall square look to the characters. This bold stencil...