A WPA (Works Progress Administration) poster for the Rural Electrification Administration’s promoting of running water for rural areas is the basis for Tap Water JNL. A condensed slab serif, it is available in both...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A vintage hand-punched brass stencil for the Pasadena Playhouse spotted online was the basis for Theatrical Stencil JNL. Slight variations in the letter forms from other similar designs might not quickly be noticed, but...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The cover of the 1943 sheet music for the song “Jeannie” offered up a hand lettered monoline Deco sans with varying width letterforms. From this design comes the aptly-named Thin Line Deco JNL.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The hand lettered thin, variable width slab serif text appearing on the cover of a souvenir photo book for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair Exposition is the basis for Thinly Disguised JNL.
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The opening title card for 1940’s “Two Girls on Broadway” was the basis for Ticket Booth JNL. A typical Art Deco typeface, its features include a squared letter shape with rounded corners and a...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Titling Stencil JNL is an extra bold stencil treatment of R. Hunter Middleton’s ‘Karnak’ (produced in 1936 for Ludlow) and is a companion font to both Bookkeeping JNL and Bookkeeper JNL (a lightweight version...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The 1955 British edition of the sheet music for Frank Sinatra’s hit “I’m Walking Behind You” had its title hand lettered in a sans serif design straight out of the Art Deco era. This...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A 1940s-era book from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers entitled “Topographic Drafting” features a page for “lettering construction and spacing” in the process of map making. The letters and numbers were formed on...
by Staff · Published April 13, 2019
· Last modified December 28, 2022
1920s-era sheet music for “Tangos Pour Manon” from Brussels, Belgium had the title hand lettered in an unusual style. The alphabet was square, had serifs and the thick-and-thin stroke weights that were more popular...