The hand lettered title on the sheet music for “Gee, But I’d Like to Make You Happy” (from the 1930 MGM motion picture “Good News”) presented a conundrum. Some of the lettering was a...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Sheet music for the 1910 composition “Good-By Betty Brown” has its title hand lettered in a thick and thin, condensed sans serif design reminiscent of lettering found in later comic strips and books of...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A late-19th Century song book entitled “Gems of Scotland – A Beautiful Collection of Scottish Songs” had the words “Gems of Scotland” hand lettered in an ornate, condensed type style now reproduced digitally as...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
It’s bold, it’s blocky, it has rounded corners and was inspired by hand lettering on a vintage booklet for children’s craft gift projects. It has regular and oblique versions. It’s Gift List JNL.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Sheet music for another one of those songs from the early part of the 20th Century with a wonderfully wordy hand lettered title was the model for the Art Nouveau flavored Go Home JNL,...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The beautiful hand lettering on the sheet music cover for Will R. Anderson’s “Good Night Dear” (circa 1908) features quaint, semi-calligraphic lettering in the Art Nouveau Style. The song itself was popularized by Billie...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Graduating Class JNL was inspired by the hand lettered titles found on a 1934 high school yearbook from Richmond Hill, NY called “The Senior Dome”. This Art Deco era type design is available in...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Hand Cut Stencil JNL is a condensed Roman typeface modeled from an antique tin stencil hand cut for shipping merchandise. The design is available in regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Hand lettered titling on the 1945 sheet music for “Don’t Forget To-Night, To-Morrow” is in a simple, condensed sans serif style with a slight hint of Art Deco influence. This is now available as...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
An example of Art Nouveau lettering (complete with its unusual characters and varying shape widths) was found in a sample from the vintage publication “Modeles de Lettres Artistiques” (“Models of Artistic Letters”). This classic...