font_designer: Jeff Levine
Performer JNL, is a typeface re-drawn from condensed hand lettering found on a piece of vintage sheet music. Fairly basic in style, there are still some hints of the Art Deco influence that permeated...
Love songs are the perennials of music, outlasting all other popular fads and styles that come and go. The 1920s through the 1940s is considered by some to be the Golden Age of the...
Hand lettered, the title on the sheet music for a 1940s hit song “Ti-Pi-Tin” inspired Guadalajara JNL. The melody and original Spanish lyrics were written by Maria Grever, one of Mexico’s first successful female...
The chamfered block style of lettering has been a workhorse for years. From the early signage of the 1800s to military markings to the techno fonts of the 1980s and beyond, its clean and...
Although many pieces of sheet music used standardized backgrounds and metal type for their titles and information, there are hundreds of songs with innovative illustrations and clever typography beckoning potential buyers with their cover...
In the days of hand lettering, a common philosophy was “the problem creates the solution”. Often times the layout artist would have to adapt the lettering style to fit the amount of copy on...
On occasion, one type design’s influence can result in a completely different end result. Take the hand lettering found on a 1920s piece of sheet music for the song “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”....
Printers Playthings JNL collects more cartoons, embellishments, ornaments and border pieces into one digital typeface; all re-drawn from vintage source material.
A package for a swim mask and snorkel was the basis for this decidedly unusual typeface with a wild 1970s-era design. There’s no telling how to apply this font to a project, but think...
A package for a swim mask and snorkel was the basis for this decidedly unusual typeface with a wild 1970s-era design. There’s no telling how to apply this font to a project, but think...