The image of an old enamel sign advertising poultry inspired Poultry and Fish JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Horizontal cut-through lines within the Art Deco-era hand lettering adds to...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Public Safety JNL was inspired by a 1940s-era health poster issued through the WPA (Works Progress Administration). The font’s bold, blockish sans lettering commands attention and has been made available in both regular and...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Punch Tape JNL emulates the old-style pin-punched paper tapes that were used in everything from ticker tapes to moving electronic signage to early digital typesetting equipment. Pin punch characters were also used in the...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
An ad spotted in a 1960 issue of Billboard magazine promoting a 45 rpm release by Randy Lee doing the old song “Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?” featured the song title in...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Quite Animated JNL is based on hand-lettered Art Deco titling for a 1930 advertisement promoting a group of Columbia Pictures cartoons featuring George Herriman’s “Krazy Kat”. Available in regular and oblique versions.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The 1933 sheet music compilation entitled “Kate Smith Memories Song Book” had the singer’s name hand lettered in a bold, spurred serif typeface. This lettering design became the basis for Radio Show JNL, which...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The hand lettered sans serif title on the sheet music for the 1930s song “I’m Alone Because I Love You” was the inspiration for Radio Singer JNL, which is available in both regular and...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The dust jacket for the 1929 Western novel “The Raider” by Charles Alden Seltzer featured the title and author’s credits in a hand-lettered extra bold stencil design. This became the model for Raider Stencil...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Morris Fuller Benton’s Hobo [designed in 1910] is one of a number of fonts which have been so over-used that many designers shy away from it altogether. However, Jeff Levine had often wondered what...