Font Con Fonts
In the 1930s the WPA (Works Progress Administration) sponsored a Federal art project. Many posters were produced that featured government-sponsored cultural events, health and safety tips and various other topics. One such poster from...
A WPA (Works Progress Administration) sponsored Water Carnival taking place in Central Park in the 1930s had “Department of Parks, City of New York” in the thin Art Deco hand lettering which is now...
In the 1930s the WPA (Works Progress Administration) was involved with getting a number of Americans back to work during the Great Depression. One faction of the WPA’s efforts was the Federal Art Project....
A 1930s-era poster to “See America – Welcome to Montana” was issued by the United States Travel Bureau; one of the WPA (Works Progress Administrations) projects promoting travel and tourism within the country. The...
The Federal Music Project was part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s WPA (Works Progress Administration), putting many people back to work in the Depression years of the 1930s. A hand-lettered poster advertising an “American Music...
A WPA (Works Progress Administration) poster from the 1940s saying “Behind the Headlines” presented the title hand-lettered in a bold, condensed slab serif. This became the model for Newsmaker JNL, available in both regular...
A 1930s hand-lettered poster for the play “The Cradle Will Rock”, put on by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) Federal Theater Project is the source material for Talent Show JNL; available in both regular...
Woodbranch JNL is a solid version of the 2013 font release Woodlawn JNL. The design was originally based on examples of an outline (open face) wood type. This interpretation takes on newer, stronger characteristics...
According to Wikipedia, a “clip joint” is an establishment, usually a strip club or night club (often claiming to offer adult entertainment or bottle service) in which customers are tricked into paying excessive amounts...
A vintage matchbook advertising the New York Liquor Mart – oddly enough, located in Chicago, Illinois – featured a pen and ink line drawing of the store’s exterior. The Art Deco lettering on the...