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[hriyt] Download Privilege Sign Two JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

Privilege Sign Two JNL Unique and decorative signage for many drive-ins, motels, food stores and other businesses of the 1940s had what was referred to as “privilege signs” provided by one of the major cola brands. Consisting of the brand’s emblem on a decorative panel, the remainder of the sign would carry the desired message of the storekeeper (such as “Drive-In”) in prismatic, embossed metal letters. Inspired by the Art Deco sans serif style of those vintage signs, Privilege Sign Two JNL recreates the type design in both regular and oblique versions. The typefaces are solid black, but adding a selected color and a prismatic effect from your favorite graphics program can reproduce the look and feel of those old businesses. This is a companion font to Privilege Sign JNL, which recreates the condensed sans serif lettering of other privilege signs from the 1950s and early 1960s. Privilege Sign Two JNL Download Now View Gallery

[wftpv] Download Mystery Writer JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

Mystery Writer JNL Mystery Writer JNL is based on the hand lettered title from the cover of a 1947 issue of “Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine”, and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Mystery Writer JNL Download Now View Gallery

[ofgxu] Download Office Staff JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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

[hbliy] Download Rail Service JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

Rail Service JNL The extra bold, squared Art Deco sans hand lettering found on a 1940s travel poster for the Pennsylvania Railroad inspired Rail Service JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Rail Service JNL Download Now View Gallery

[rrayx] Download Newsreel Text JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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

[bsric] Download Bill of Fare JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

Bill of Fare JNL A 1942 menu cover for the restaurant at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles features its name in a stylized Art Deco serif design. This is has been turned into the digital typeface Bill of Fare JNL , and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Bill of Fare JNL Download Now View Gallery

[lbxwv] Download Vintage Comics JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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

[dzaky] Download Vintage Comics JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

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

[moigl] Download Vacation Resort JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

Vacation Resort JNL The hand lettered cast and production credits for the 1942 music comedy “Holiday Inn” (starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire) inspired Vacation Resort JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Vacation Resort JNL Download Now View Gallery

[llgwc] Download Vacation Resort JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

Vacation Resort JNL The hand lettered cast and production credits for the 1942 music comedy “Holiday Inn” (starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire) inspired Vacation Resort JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Vacation Resort JNL Download Now View Gallery

[wyail] Download So Unusual JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

So Unusual JNL The hand lettered credits for the 1942 film comedy “I Married a Witch” were so unusual (with their mix of rounded and flat terminals and varying character shapes) that the only logical name for a digital revival would be So Unusual JNL … which is available in both regular and oblique versions. So Unusual JNL Download Now View Gallery

[tsmhr] Download So Unusual JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

So Unusual JNL The hand lettered credits for the 1942 film comedy “I Married a Witch” were so unusual (with their mix of rounded and flat terminals and varying character shapes) that the only logical name for a digital revival would be So Unusual JNL … which is available in both regular and oblique versions. So Unusual JNL Download Now View Gallery

[ggieb] Download Pin Spotter JNL fonts from Jeff Levine

Download Now Server 1 Download Now Server 2 Download Now Server 3 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 Pin Spotter JNL