A 1930s casual Art Deco type style with as much influence in 1970s graphic design as in its day was found within the pages of the 1930s French publication L’Art du Tracé Rationnel de...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The hand lettering for the movie posters and collateral items for the 1962 film “Mondo Cane” inspired Doggone It JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions. “Mondo Cane” loosely translates into...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Dreamy JNL was modeled from the hand-lettered title on the sheet music cover for “If I’m Dreaming” and features an Art Deco type design with engraved lines in both regular and oblique versions. The...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A sample of monogram lettering entitled “Style 204 – Modern Block” (probably circa 1940s) yielded the thin Art Deco alphabet model for Dress Shirt JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The bold hand lettered title on the 1940 sheet music for the band piece “Drexel Marching Song” was the inspiration for Drexel JNL; available in both regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Sheet music for the title song from the 1933 Jean Harlow-Clark Gable film “Hold Your Man” has the movie title hand lettered in a dual line sans serif with Art Deco influences. This is...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The front page of a late-1940s sales catalog for the [now defunct] Duro Decal Company of Chicago had its company name hand-lettered in a tall, condensed chamfered sans serif type design. Although chamfered lettering...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The Federal Art Project division of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) employed numerous artists, musicians, actors and other creative sorts in a effort to help many survive the Great Depression of the 1930s. One...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Eat More Fruit JNL is an odd name for a typeface, but then again the lettering style of the font is just as unusual. Named for a 1940s-era poster espousing “Put more pep in...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
An instructional page from a vintage lettering book displayed online showed the construction of an Art Deco sans design with varying widths and stylized character shapes. This was the basis for Eccentric Sans JNL,...