font_foundry: Jeff Levine

Found within the pages of the 1927 edition of the “Welo Studio Handbook – Letter and Design for Artist and Advertisers” is an elegant Art Deco multi-line alphabet.Digitally redrawn as Theater Alley JNL, it...

A poster for the 1917 Charlie Chaplin comedy “Easy Street” had Chaplin’s name hand lettered in thick, round cornered block characters. This inspired Silent Comedy JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique...

Unnerving JNL is a distorted/distressed version of Adhesive Serif Letters JNL (of which the original design was modeled after some vintage gummed letters used for signage).This new variant evokes a feeling of apprehension, dread...

Within the pages of the 10th edition of the Speedball Lettering Book (1927) is an alphabet called “Vanitie”.This had been redrawn digitally as Merriment JNL, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Free-form hand lettering on a 1979 poster for the Washington, D.C. exhibition of watercolors and etchings by the Elie Abrahami inspired Art Director JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.This type...

A short-lived TV game show from 1977 called “Second Chance” has its logo lettered in a bold, block type style with slightly chamfered corners.This inspired Chancy JNL, which is available in both regular and...

In the 1934 edition of the American Type Foundry’s “Book of American Type” is a selection of letterpress fonts which emulate typewriter faces. One design named “Bulletin Typewriter” served at the model for Cub...

It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.Daily Funnies JNL (available in both regular and oblique versions) was inspired by and somewhat modeled after the hand lettering of Walt Kelly, the...

By the 1990s, the availability of font creation software opened the door to an explosion of creativity, experimentation and exploration into the world of digital typography by amateur and professional alike. The undisputed king...

The 1990s was a time of creativity, experimentation and exploration into the world of digital typography by amateur and professional alike. Ray Larabie [through his Larabie Fonts] offered dozens upon dozens of wide-ranging (and...