Up until the late 1920s, it was a popular habit in American songwriting to use African Americans as the topic of compositions using denigrating themes, words and even exaggerated character illustrations on the covers...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The 1907 sheet music for “Take Me Back to Dear Old Dixie” had the song title hand lettered in a decorative serif typeface with strong Art Nouveau influences. This design is now available digitally...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A 1925 edition for an orchestral arrangements catalog entitled “Carl Fischer Progressive Orchestra Edition” has the title hand lettered in a bold, stylized Roman type design. This has now become the digital font Fancy...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
An example of hand lettering from a vintage instructional book was the basis for Fashion Statement JNL; available in both regular and oblique versions. This extra-wide “thick and thin” design is perfect for replicating...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
For years, the print ads for the Hickok Jewelry Company [renowned for their line of men’s belts, suspenders, wallets, cufflinks, etc.] featured its name and related main line ad copy hand-lettered in a condensed...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Fine and Dandy JNL comes from the hand lettered title of the 1929 movie “Isle of Escape”; found on the sheet music for its theme song “My Kalua Rose”. An engraved and fancy Roman,...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The lettering for Fine Dining JNL was inspired by the opening titles for the 1940 Barbara Stanwyck-Fred MacMurray film “Remember the Night”. A stylized Art Deco sans, the typeface conjures up images of elegant...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
First Responder JNL is a back slanted version of Catalog JNL, and is intended to be used for graphics on police and fire vehicles to emulate “forward” movement, which is a popular theme on...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Flirtation Walk JNL was inspired by the lettering on the covers of sheet music for songs taken from the 1934 Dick Powell-Ruby Keeler movie “Flirtation Walk”. The typeface features some stylized characters as well...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A vintage Canadian-published music book circa the 1940s had the title “Strauss Waltzes” hand lettered in a bold Art Deco sans serif that featured block style letters with rounded corners. This was the working...