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Voltage

Voltage font

Voltage is an unexpected and energetic standout in the world of script fonts. Evocative of the metal lettering on automobiles of the past, Voltage references the late days of the Industrial Age; its structured...

Servus Slab

Servus Slab font

This family is very special to me. I started working on it right after my first son was born. I decided to name the typeface “Servus” which means “Hello” in my country. The whole...

Jalopy JNL

Jalopy JNL font

History, as it’s said, tends to repeat itself. The round-point pen lettering used in the 1920s logo and ads for Dodge Brothers cars (pre-General Motors) is an early predecessor to the techno type styles...

Farming Stencil JNL

Farming Stencil JNL font

Examples of Australian brass stencils used for baling form the basis of Farming Stencil JNL. The hand-cut look of this typeface gives a more casual approach to a standard stencil design.

Art Class JNL

Art Class JNL font

Art Class JNL was re-created from the titling of a lettering booklet called “Drawlet Portfolio”, published by the Esterbrook Pen Company in the 1930s. Drawlet pens were Esterbrook’s answer to the popular Speedball lettering...

Pleasantwood JNL

Pleasantwood JNL font

Although wood types were at their peak of use during the letterpress era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there is a growing revival movement of “boutique” print shops who have embraced...

Nouveau Sans JNL

Nouveau Sans JNL font

Based on a few examples of an Art Nouveau-inspired wood type, Nouveau Sans JNL has an interesting mix of angles, curves and general letter shapes that are reminiscent of the period preceding the Art...

Monoline Rounded JNL

Monoline Rounded JNL font

Monoline Rounded JNL borrows the inline portion of Sales Event JNL. Making a few adjustments to some characters, it is now a lovely monoline with rounded terminals that emulates pen hand lettering.

Merchandising JNL

Merchandising JNL font

With some slight variation, Merchandising JNL was modeled from the lettering on a display box for Meyercord Decal letters and numbers. The phrase “make your own signs with decals” was lettered in a casual...

Letterpress Extras JNL

Letterpress Extras JNL font

Letterpress Extras JNL gathers more re-drawn images from the rich trove of vintage letterpress cuts. There’s plenty of pointing hands and decorative ornaments, a few cartoons and some assorted miscellany. Also included are images...