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The lettering style of Location JNL is based on sets of “vintage” metal house identification letters and numbers seen for sale online. As these sets are available from overseas sources, it’s not clear whether...

Lumberyard Stencil JNL was inspired by the image of an antique brass stencil that was probably used for marking various wood products by a lumber company. It’s available in both regular and oblique versions.

Manual Typewriter JNL was modeled from an example of the 1933 design originally created by Morris Fuller Benton, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.

The cover of “Intermediate Steps to the Band” (an instructional book for marching band originally published by Mills Music in 1947) featured the title in a hand lettered multi-line sans serif with Art Deco...

Marketing Strategy JNL was inspired by some display signage used in an episode of the classic “Alfred Hitchcock Hour”. Evoking the early-60s feel of kitchy advertising, this display font has a limited character set...

The 1946 foreign publication entitled “100 Alphabets Publicitaires” (“100 Advertising Alphabets”) collects a number of interesting and attractive lettering samples for design inspiration. One such example is Asian-inspired and was re-drawn as the…

The cover of the 1908 sheet music for “When the Meadow-Larks Are Calling, Annie Laurie” has the title hand lettered in a semi-formal Art Nouveau Roman type design with gentle spurs. This is now...

The Art Nouveau hand lettering on the sheet music for 1915’s “I’m Glad It was Only A Dream” served as the inspiration for Melodie Nouveau JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique...

Midnite Movie JNL was inspired by the hand lettered title credits from the 1961 Hammer Pictures film “Curse of the Werewolf” and is available in both regular and oblique versions.