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[filcy] Download Office Staff JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Office Staff JNL Office Staff JNL is a version [with serifs added] of Popularity JNL – a condensed Art Deco design based (for the most part) on a popular typeface known in some foundry books as ‘Radiant’ with some reinterpreted characters… and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Office Staff JNL Download Now View Gallery

[mclcv] Download Coffee Bar JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Coffee Bar JNL An image of the wide, Art Deco influenced lettering of a sign over a coffee bar inside a Jacksonville, Florida Lovett’s Supermarket (a predecessor to Winn-Dixie) inspired the namesake font Coffee Bar JNL – available in both regular and oblique versions. Coffee Bar JNL Download Now View Gallery

[yuhea] Download Passenger Train JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Passenger Train JNL A 1940s travel poster for the Florida East Coast Railway (which then carried passengers but is now a freight line) had the railroad’s name hand lettered in a bold Art Deco sans. This inspired Passenger Train JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Passenger Train JNL Download Now View Gallery

[rrlhk] Download Newsreel Text JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Newsreel Text JNL Intertitle cards from a 1942 newsreel inspired the like-named Newsreel Text JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Newsreel Text JNL Download Now View Gallery

[pclwu] Download Local News JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Local News JNL The hand lettered title for the 1954 film “Power of the Press” was done in a condensed sans serif type style that is now available digitally in both regular and oblique versions as Local News JNL . Local News JNL Download Now View Gallery

[tlscl] Download Convicted JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Convicted JNL Convicted JNL is a condensed, chamfered sans serif type design inspired by opening credits from the 1940 film of the same name – available in both regular and oblique versions. Convicted JNL Download Now View Gallery

[daqss] Download Vintage Comics JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Vintage Comics JNL Vintage Comics JNL was inspired by the way the word “comics” was hand lettered on many of the comic book covers of the 1940s, and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Vintage Comics JNL Download Now View Gallery

[fdfmr] Download Romance Song JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Romance Song JNL The hand lettered Art Deco sans serif lettering used for the opening titles of the 1941 melodrama “Penny Serenade” (starring Cary Grant) inspired a digital revival. Romance Song JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions. Romance Song JNL Download Now View Gallery

[ycwoz] Download Pin Spotter JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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Pin Spotter JNL It’s Art Deco “thick and thin”… It’s wide… It’s quirky… It’s a hand lettered sign over the lanes of the Bryant-Lake Bowl – a landmark bowling alley in Minneapolis, Minnesota… and it was spotted in an amazing YouTube video from a “drone tour” of the facility! The sign inspired the font Pin Spotter JNL which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Pin Spotter JNL Download Now View Gallery

Download Template Shadow Fonts Family From Jeff Levine

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Download Template Shadow Fonts Family From Jeff Levine A series of lettering guides called “Mimeostyle” for the A. B. Dick Company of Chicago (produced for use in making mimeograph machine printing stencils) were custom manufactured by the Wright-Regan Instrument Company (Wrico). One design featured a sans serif letter produced in Shadow relief, with a touch of Art Deco flair. This is now available as Template Shadow JNL, in both regular and oblique versions. Download Template Shadow Fonts Family From Jeff Levine Download Now View Gallery

Download Template Sans Fonts Family From Jeff Levine

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Download Template Sans Fonts Family From Jeff Levine The Wright-Regan Instrument Company (Wrico) was one of the leading manufacturers of lettering templates for many years. Aside from their own line of products, they also did custom manufacturing. A series of lettering guides called “Mimeostyle” for the A. B. Dick Company of Chicago (produced for use in making mimeograph machine printing stencils) featured an art Deco squared letter design with rounded corners. This is now available digitally as Template Sans JNL, in both regular and oblique versions. Download Template Sans Fonts Family From Jeff Levine Download Now View Gallery

Download Unicorn Fonts Family From DavidMatos

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Download Unicorn Fonts Family From DavidMatos Unicorn is a super-condensed Display with a blasé feeling. It was firstly inspired by a lowercase set seen on a furniture ad in Domus (the architecture magazine) #192, from 1943. For best results, use with a bright & smart colour palette. Appointed by the Unicorn. Of course. Download Unicorn Fonts Family From DavidMatos Download Now View Gallery

Download Shopping Guide Fonts Family From Jeff Levine

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Download Shopping Guide Fonts Family From Jeff Levine While watching the 1947 holiday classic “Miracle on 34th Street”, one scene in particular presented a chance to develop a retro type design. ‘Kris Kringle’ suggests to a mother visiting with her child in the Macy’s toy department to try Gimbel’s for a toy she couldn’t find at the store. The news of this behavior reaches Mr. Macy himself, who embraces the practice as a brilliant marketing strategy. A number of departments are then presented with reference books containing competitor ads, and the visual of the cover stating “R.H. Macy & Co. Shopping Guide for the Convenience of Our Customers” shows on screen. The thin, Art Deco sans serif monoline with a few serif-like hooks added onto some characters became the basis for Shopping Guide JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Download Shopping Guide Fonts Family From Jeff Levine Download Now View Gallery