font_foundry: Jeff Levine

Public Safety JNL was inspired by a 1940s-era health poster issued through the WPA (Works Progress Administration). The font’s bold, blockish sans lettering commands attention and has been made available in both regular and...

The cover of a 1950s-era catalog for the Freedman Novelty Company (of San Francisco California) had the word “Novelty” hand-lettered in an unusually angular type style against various geometric shapes somewhat resembling balloons. While...

The hand lettered thin, variable width slab serif text appearing on the cover of a souvenir photo book for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair Exposition is the basis for Thinly Disguised JNL.

A hand-cut antique brass stencil for marking barrel tops of dill pickles was the source of inspiration for Surface Stencil JNL, available in both regular and oblique versions.

On the Town JNL is a reworking of Parks Department JNL, giving it a classic “solid black Art Deco treatment”. The wide monoline font of the original design was inspired by hand lettering on...

Oil Painting JNL is a casual and condensed hand-lettered sans serif design based on a vintage WPA (Works Progress Administration) poster advertising an oil painting exhibition by renowned artists of the time.

Roman Stencil JNL is a condensed version of the classic Roman typeface found on many vintage hand-punched brass stencils made for packing and shipping merchandise. This digital interpretation is available in both regular and...

Old Bodoni Wide JNL is based on examples of this classic Bodoni design and contains the quirks and imperfections one might find within a wood type font.

Art Museum JNL is yet another take on the classic Art Deco “solid letter” fonts that emulate the style of Futura Black. This version comes to you through the courtesy of a vintage WPA...