Bitmap Typewriter JNL
Auto-scanning an example of a vintage typewriter font created the design which is now the digital typeface Bitmap Typewriter JNL, available in both regular and oblique versions.
font_foundry: Jeff Levine
Ordinary Gothic JNL
Ordinary Gothic JNL is a simple, thin “stovepipe” style of hand lettering found on the cover of a piece of sheet music for 1937’s “You Can’t Stop Me from Dreaming”, and is available in...
Melodie Nouveau JNL
The Art Nouveau hand lettering on the sheet music for 1915’s “I’m Glad It was Only A Dream” served as the inspiration for Melodie Nouveau JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique...
Dreamy JNL
Dreamy JNL was modeled from the hand-lettered title on the sheet music cover for “If I’m Dreaming” and features an Art Deco type design with engraved lines in both regular and oblique versions. The...
Composer JNL
There are thousands of pieces of vintage sheet music available for collectors and curiosity seekers. Prior to the 1930s, a large percentage of them had wonderfully hand-lettered titles on the covers, but gradually there...
Deco Triline JNL
From the title on the sheet music for the 1935 composition “Along Tobacco Road” comes Deco Triline JNL in both regular and oblique versions. Reminiscent of Broadway if done as a neon sign, this...
Stickball JNL
Using examples of antique street signs from New York City, Stickball JNL recreates the iconic lettering in a digital typeface and is available in both regular and oblique versions. For a nostalgic touch, a...
Impecunious JNL
The type design for Impecunious JNL comes from the 1939 sheet music for “You Don’t Know How Much You Can Suffer (Until You Fall in Love)”. The name comes from another piece of sheet...
Penwrite JNL
The same 1935 piece of sheet music (“Along Tobacco Road”) that yielded the multi-line lettering design for Deco Triline JNL has also provided lettering examples inspired by the writers’ credits for what is now...
Schoolyard Stencil JNL
A vintage lettering stencil manufactured by the E-Z Letter Stencil Company of Baltimore, Maryland was the model for Schoolyard Stencil JNL, available in both regular and oblique versions. Re-drawn digitally and following the actual...