font_foundry: Jeff Levine
Handmade Caslon JNL is a somewhat imperfect version of one of the many Caslon faces in use during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Based on vintage source material, Handmade Caslon JNL is...
Hollywood Revue JNL gets its design inspiration and name from a vintage movie poster for “The Hollywood Revue of 1929”. The letter style shows early Art Deco influences, yet the hand lettering was done...
Antique Slabserif JNL is a reinterpretation of Monotype’s Modern Antique 26, released in 1909. The name of the typeface is an oxymoron because Modern conflicts with Antique. Despite many critics of the “mechanical” look...
Lettering found on the cover of the 1923 song “I Love Me (I’m Wild About Myself)” can take on various graphical possibilities. Although its design is Art Nouveau in concept, it is somewhat reminiscent...
California Bound JNL is based on the hand lettering found on the side of the old California Zephyr passenger trains; the route now being a part of Amtrak. This somewhat unusual Art Deco design...
Evening Initials JNL are based on a few random examples of some unusual Art Deco initials found within the pages of an old Dover clip art book. A complete set of letters was redrawn...
Rail Route Stencil JNL is based on a hand-cut paper stencil depicting a logo for the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. The lettering is from the motto encircling an image of the Capitol dome:...
Rail Route Stencil JNL is based on a hand-cut paper stencil depicting a logo for the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. The lettering is from the motto encircling an image of the Capitol dome:...
Streamlined Stencil JNL is based on a photo of an Art Deco era shipping stencil saying “With Care” which was heavily influenced by the Futura Black style of lettering. The image was seen in...
Two pieces of vintage sheet music (“Honeymoon Hotel” and “By a Waterfall”) from Warner Brothers’ 1933 musical “Footlight Parade” featured a hand-lettered bold alphabet with a touch of the 1930s Art Deco influence. These...