Examples of Australian brass stencils used for baling form the basis of Farming Stencil JNL. The hand-cut look of this typeface gives a more casual approach to a standard stencil design.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
History, as it’s said, tends to repeat itself. The round-point pen lettering used in the 1920s logo and ads for Dodge Brothers cars (pre-General Motors) is an early predecessor to the techno type styles...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Letterpress Extras JNL gathers more re-drawn images from the rich trove of vintage letterpress cuts. There’s plenty of pointing hands and decorative ornaments, a few cartoons and some assorted miscellany. Also included are images...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
With some slight variation, Merchandising JNL was modeled from the lettering on a display box for Meyercord Decal letters and numbers. The phrase “make your own signs with decals” was lettered in a casual...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Monoline Rounded JNL borrows the inline portion of Sales Event JNL. Making a few adjustments to some characters, it is now a lovely monoline with rounded terminals that emulates pen hand lettering.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Based on a few examples of an Art Nouveau-inspired wood type, Nouveau Sans JNL has an interesting mix of angles, curves and general letter shapes that are reminiscent of the period preceding the Art...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Although wood types were at their peak of use during the letterpress era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there is a growing revival movement of “boutique” print shops who have embraced...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Savings and Loan JNL is a condensed slab serif with a square look to the letterforms. It’s perfect for titling applications, and exudes strength, dignity and legibility.
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
Too often, familiarity in type design can fool us into mislabeling similar styles of lettering. The Art Deco years provided many variations of the thick-and-thin alphabet, and we tend to lump all of them...
by Staff · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 15, 2024
Vaccine Sans is a humanist sans-serif font family with soft terminals, but stem junctions on the contrary use hard constructions. Such combination of basic design features makes the font distinct and strong in setting...