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Afterword JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (voxko)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 At the end of the 1931 gangster film “The Public Enemy” a hand lettered card offers up an afterword on the demise of Tom Powers (James Cagney’s character in the film) and how a “public enemy” is neither a man nor a character but a problem society must deal with. The text is in an Art-Deco influenced sans serif, and has been digitally recreated as Afterword JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Afterword JNL

Teen Years JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (obgrd)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 Teen Years JNL was inspired by the hand lettered name for the Joyce Records label (circa 1956) which first recorded the New York doo-wop group The Crests (of “16 Candles” fame). The type design is a block sans serif, and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Teen Years JNL

Winkle Picker JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (ykiru)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 A 1963 movie poster for an Italian documentary called “Sexy Nudo” had its title lettering in a free form spur serif design reminiscent of cut paper. This inspired Winkle Picker JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Despite the subject matter of the film documentary, the lettering on the poster is fun and playful, which meant the digital font deserved a fun name as well. It was named for a shoes and boots with sharp and long pointed toes which first gained popularity in the 1950s. Winkle Picker JNL

Roadside Diner JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (ppuhn)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 The hand painted signage from a 1950s era photo of the Miami Diner Restaurant in Miami, Florida inspired the digital version of its 1940s-influenced lettering. Roadside Diner JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. Roadside Diner JNL

Nouveau Elegance JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (jcckm)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 The gently spurred serif hand lettering found on an advertisement for Berkshire Stockings (circa the 1920s) was the inspiration for Nouveau Elegance JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Nouveau Elegance JNL

Informational Sans JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (kyhfu)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 Featuring condensed, block hand lettering, Informational Sans JNL was modeled from a selection of water applied sign decals once made by the Duro Decal Company of Chicago and is available in both regular and oblique versions. About fifty different small decal signs covered a wide range of general purpose information such as “Open”, Closed”, “Please Pay When Served”, etc.  Informational Sans JNL

Boss Jock JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (frzgr)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 The title and credits from the 1965 film “Strange Bedfellows” were hand lettered in a style typical of the early-to-mid 1960s – casual and playful. This brought to mind similar type designs used by many radio stations when advertising their disc jockeys as cool, hip and fashionable in the slang term of the day “boss” jocks. Boss Jock JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. Boss Jock JNL

Roadside Diner JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (psaoa)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 The hand painted signage from a 1950s era photo of the Miami Diner Restaurant in Miami, Florida inspired the digital version of its 1940s-influenced lettering. Roadside Diner JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. Roadside Diner JNL

Nouveau Elegance JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (yutut)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 The gently spurred serif hand lettering found on an advertisement for Berkshire Stockings (circa the 1920s) was the inspiration for Nouveau Elegance JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Nouveau Elegance JNL

Informational Sans JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (kxrvf)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 Featuring condensed, block hand lettering, Informational Sans JNL was modeled from a selection of water applied sign decals once made by the Duro Decal Company of Chicago and is available in both regular and oblique versions. About fifty different small decal signs covered a wide range of general purpose information such as “Open”, Closed”, “Please Pay When Served”, etc.  Informational Sans JNL

Boss Jock JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (bziek)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 The title and credits from the 1965 film “Strange Bedfellows” were hand lettered in a style typical of the early-to-mid 1960s – casual and playful. This brought to mind similar type designs used by many radio stations when advertising their disc jockeys as cool, hip and fashionable in the slang term of the day “boss” jocks. Boss Jock JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. Boss Jock JNL

Nouveau Calendar JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (ayleo)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 Inspired by the lettering on Koloman Moser’s poster design for Fromme’s Calendar (circa 1912), Nouveau Calendar JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. According to Wikipedia: “Koloman Moser (30 March 1868 – 18 October 1918) was an Austrian artist who exerted considerable influence on twentieth-century graphic art and one of the foremost artists of the Vienna Secession movement and a co-founder of Wiener Werkstätte. Moser designed a wide array of art works, including books and graphic works from postage stamps to magazine vignettes; fashion; stained glass windows, porcelains and ceramics, blown glass, tableware, silver, jewelry, and furniture.” Nouveau Calendar JNL

Boss Jock JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (dnubl)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 The title and credits from the 1965 film “Strange Bedfellows” were hand lettered in a style typical of the early-to-mid 1960s – casual and playful. This brought to mind similar type designs used by many radio stations when advertising their disc jockeys as cool, hip and fashionable in the slang term of the day “boss” jocks. Boss Jock JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. Boss Jock JNL

Nouveau Calendar JNL fonts from Jeff Levine - (nhozt)

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 3 Download Now Server 2 Inspired by the lettering on Koloman Moser’s poster design for Fromme’s Calendar (circa 1912), Nouveau Calendar JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. According to Wikipedia: “Koloman Moser (30 March 1868 – 18 October 1918) was an Austrian artist who exerted considerable influence on twentieth-century graphic art and one of the foremost artists of the Vienna Secession movement and a co-founder of Wiener Werkstätte. Moser designed a wide array of art works, including books and graphic works from postage stamps to magazine vignettes; fashion; stained glass windows, porcelains and ceramics, blown glass, tableware, silver, jewelry, and furniture.” Nouveau Calendar JNL