Fine And Dandy JNL
Fine and Dandy JNL comes from the hand lettered title of the 1929 movie “Isle of Escape”; found on the sheet music for its theme song “My Kalua Rose”. An engraved and fancy Roman,...
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Formal Dance JNL
A vintage Canadian-published music book circa the 1940s had the title “Strauss Waltzes” hand lettered in a bold Art Deco sans serif that featured block style letters with rounded corners. This was the working...
Pen Elegant JNL
A 1918 lettering instruction book by William Hugh Gordon presented a number of lettering styles that were geared toward sign and show card painters along with tips and tricks regarding the correct construction of...
Asian Imports JNL
Sheet music for the 1939 Hoagy Carmichael composition “Hong Kong Blues” features the Far East-influenced hand lettered title that was the basis for Asian Imports JNL; available in both regular and oblique versions. Carmichael...
Cartage Stencil JNL
The sheet music for the title song of the 1960 movie “Exodus” had the name hand lettered in a block stencil style with rounded corners and narrow “rails” [the breaks between the stencil parts]....
Curtain Up JNL
The 1937 sheet music for the tune “Sweet Stranger” has the title hand lettered in a round cornered Art Deco sans with an inline featuring square corners. Now available as Curtain Up JNL, it...
What A Night JNL
The hand lettered title on the cover of the 1934 sheet music for “What A Night” not only acted as a design model for What A Night JNL but also as its namesake. The...
Meadowlark JNL
The cover of the 1908 sheet music for “When the Meadow-Larks Are Calling, Annie Laurie” has the title hand lettered in a semi-formal Art Nouveau Roman type design with gentle spurs. This is now...
Nouveau Hippie JNL
The cover of the 1907 sheet music for “I’d Rather Twostep Than Waltz, Bill” was hand lettered in an Art Nouveau sans serif alphabet. During the hippie counter-culture movement of the 1960s, rock posters,...
Schoolyard Blues JNL
Schoolyard Blues JNL is based on the hand lettered title found on the sheet music for the 1938 song “I Was Late for School”. A condensed sans serif with chamfered corners, it reflects the...