Classic Comics JNL
A comic book feature entitled “Foe of the Borgias” appeared in 1937’s New Adventure Comics.The hand lettered title was done in a slab serif Art Deco style and is recreated digitally as Classic Comics...
font_foundry: Jeff Levine
Lettering Book JNL
A circa-1940s textbook for the Esterbrook Drawlet Pens (similar to Speedball pens) offered numerous samples of lettering that could be obtained by following the simple directions and using the book as a guide.One example...
Popular Records JNL
Browsing through an online edition of the Feb 29, 1960 issue of Billboard magazine, an ad was spotted for the Jamie record label of Philadelphia.The text was hand lettered in a free-form show card...
Production Company JNL
While viewing a video posted to YouTube of a 1952 drive through Los Angeles, a building was passed for King Bros. Productions, Inc.The lettering on the signage was designed in a stylized Art Deco...
Coffee and Danish JNL
In the collection of vintage and historic images available online from the Library of Congress is one of the exterior of the Town Talk Diner in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Regrettably, on May 28, 2020, the Town...
Dress Rehearsal JNL
In a career spanning the early 1900s through 1940, George M. Cohan wrote and produced over 50 plays, 300 songs and was also an actor, singer and dancer.Many of his works honored his Irish...