Inspired by vintage books and the pages within, Appareo is an imperfect, worn serif font that comes in three weights. Each weight has a varying degree of distress, from Black, in which the press...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Uptown JNL was found amidst the pages of a 1944 edition of the vintage lettering design book entitled “Sixty Alphabets”. This lovely Art Deco typeface has slight curvature to the straight lines of the...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Stencil Sheet JNL was modeled from an antique brass stencil sign that was custom hand punched for the customer. Sets of punch dies were available for years that allowed rubber stamp shops and similar...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A brass stencil hand cut to mark the tops of oil drums yielded the lettering for Stencil Plate JNL. The font emulates the retro feel of the unique letter forms found in the original...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
The type design which inspired Stencil Maker JNL comes from a 1920s-era machine used in movie theaters of the day. It rendered tiny punched out letters (some characters solid and some in stencil form),...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Rancher JNL was inspired by classic wood type. This wide, slab serif typeface is reminiscent of wanted posters, broadsides and other printed matter from the 1800s.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Ranch Land JNL is based on a classic French Clarendon wood type, many of which were popular in the 1800s and are now associated with either Western motifs or circus events.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Ranch Hand JNL is a tall, condensed wood type with slab serifs. The font is somewhat bolder in weight than Nostrand JNL, but like its counterpart, fully captures the spirit and flavor of Nineteenth...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Print Illustrations JNL gathers a number of charming and functional designs redrawn from vintage sources. There are attention getters, spot illustrations, catch words and decorative embellishments all in one digital file.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Fun Signs JNL comprises twenty-six humorous signs from a 1930s-era sales list of products manufactured by the Koehler Sign Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Koehler manufactured a large line of stock cardboard “Blue Signs”...