font_designer: Jeff Levine

Pacific Island JNL

Pacific Island JNL font

Lettering on the sheet music cover for the title song from the 1957 Marlon Brando movie “Sayonara” was the model for Pacific Island JNL. The design has an Asiatic influence, but also reflects a...

Sitting Pretty JNL

Sitting Pretty JNL font

Sheet music for the 1923 tune “I’m Sitting Pretty (In A Pretty Little City)” had the main part of the title hand lettered in an Art Nouveau condensed Roman type design which became the...

Deco Semi Serif JNL

Deco Semi Serif JNL font

Deco Semi Serif JNL was modeled from the hand lettered title on the sheet music cover for the 1933 song “Another Perfect Day Has Passed Away”. This interesting design blend of serif, sans serif...

Manual Typewriter JNL

Manual Typewriter JNL font

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.

Pen Work JNL

Pen Work JNL font

The 1938 sheet music for “(The Dwarves Marching Song) Heigh-Ho” from Walt Disney’s “Snow White” had the part of the title in parenthesis hand lettered with a round nib ink pen. This lettering became...

Deco Edition JNL

Deco Edition JNL font

Deco Edition JNL gets its inspiration from the hand lettered title of a 1943 anthology of musical compositions for schools entitled “Junior Laurel Songs – Teacher’s Edition”, and is available in both regular and...

Deco Moderne JNL

Deco Moderne JNL font

The model for Deco Moderne JNL was the hand lettered title on the sheet music cover of “Did You Ever See A Dream Walking” (from the 1933 Paramount musical “Sitting Pretty” starring Jack Oakie,...

Deco Nights JNL

Deco Nights JNL font

Sheet music for the tune “Put Your Arms Around Me Honey” (from the 1937 film “Coney Island” starring Betty Grable, George Montgomery and Cesar Romero) has the song title hand lettered in a condensed...

Nouveau Days JNL

Nouveau Days JNL font

The basic design style for Nouveau Days JNL was inspired by the hand lettering on the sheet music cover for “Linger Longer Letty”. This tongue-twisting song title comes from the 1919 musical comedy of...

Nouveau Handlettered JNL

Nouveau Handlettered JNL font

The roots of Nouveau Handlettered JNL go back to the sheet music cover for the 1917 song “(Someday) Somebody’s Gonna Get You”. This simple style of sans serif titling has the casual, imperfect charm...