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Poster Project JNL

Poster Project JNL font

An online image of a grid page [circa 1930s] showing teachers how they and their students could create cut-out letters and numbers inspired Poster Project JNL. The typeface is available in both regular and...

Sandalwood JNL

Sandalwood JNL font

An example of an antique sans serif wood type displayed in Rob Roy Kelly’s “American Wood Type” was the working model for Sandalwood JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Roundwood JNL

Roundwood JNL font

The antique wood type Gothic Tuscan [a spurred design with rounded terminals] was the basis for Roundwood JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Schoolroom JNL

Schoolroom JNL font

Based on the type style used for the Superior Sign and Chart Printer No. 929, this simple and clean sans serif font was perfectly suited for use by teachers in the classroom and for...

Table Wood JNL

Table Wood JNL font

Concave Tuscan Extra Condensed is a classic wood type sans serif design that is the basis for Table Wood JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Slabserif Grotesk JNL

Slabserif Grotesk JNL font

Slabserif Grotesk JNL was modeled from an example of a wood type design called Antique Light Face, and is available in both regular and oblique versions. The numerals (although an odd fit to the...

Dance Moderne JNL

Dance Moderne JNL font

A small book entitled “Portfolio of Alphabet Designs for Artists, Architects, Designers & Craftsmen” [published in 1938 by Irene K. Ames] contained a number of pages displaying hand lettered alphabet examples.One sample in particular...

School Activities JNL

School Activities JNL font

An image spotted in an online auction online of a 1940 Milton Bradley child’s activity set consisting of wooden letters formed the basis for School Activities JNL, which is available in both regular and...

Tenement JNL

Tenement JNL font

A 1916 book entitled “Lettering” by Thomas Woods Stevens features a number of hand lettered alphabets; some plain, others unique. One of the more novel examples was designed by Harry Lawrence Gage and featured...

Alderman JNL

Alderman JNL font

Alderman JNL is a wide slab serif typeface based on the classic wood type Antique Light Face Extended, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.