Dave Tapia

Hefring Slab Variable Hefring Slab Variable is a modern Slab Serif. Based on simple geometry, it has minimal stroke contrast, solid serif presence and a uniform thickness of strokes. Inspired by the work of the renowned Margaret Vivienne Calvert, Hefring Slab Variable is robust, clear and functional. It supports Latin-based languages, available in Regular and Italic and allows you to create custom weights within the versatile width and weight parameters. Hefring Slab Variable Download Now View Gallery

Dancing Girl JNL The poster for the 1930 film “Show Girl in Hollywood” had the title hand lettered in a squared Art Deco style with some angled cross strokes. This became the basis for Dancing Girl JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. Dancing Girl JNL Download Now View Gallery

Village Hall JNL A 1918 poster issued during World War I from the YWCA encouraged women to pitch in to the war effort by joining the “United War Work Campaign”. The Art Nouveau hand lettering of that poster was a slight throwback to the “Western” or “Victorian” style of typography because of the characters having split serifs. This is now available as Village Hall JNL , in both regular and oblique versions Village Hall JNL Download Now View Gallery

Privilege Sign JNL The above-the-store signage for many newspaper stands, soda shops, candy stores, luncheonettes and pharmacies of the 1950s and early 1960s were what was referred to as “privilege signs” provided by one of the major cola brands. Consisting of the brand’s emblems on the left and right, the remainder of the sign would carry the desired message of the storekeeper (such as “Candy – Soda – Newspapers”) in prismatic, embossed metal letters. Inspired by these vintage signs, Privilege Sign JNL recreates the condensed sans serif lettering style 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. Privilege Sign JNL Download Now View Gallery

Nouveau Meadow JNL A poster for the publication “The Quartier Latin – A Magazine Devoted to the Arts” featured the magazine’s name in a light Art Nouveau serif style. The Quartier Latin was published between 1896 and 1899 by the American Art Association of Paris. This is now available as Nouveau Meadow JNL in both regular and oblique versions. Nouveau Meadow JNL Download Now View Gallery

Foda Egypt Foda Egypt is a sans-serif font family comes with 6 main weights and their italics, with 599 glyphs that support many languages and cover many OTF features such as accents, ligatures, kerning and more … Foda Egypt is a stylish modern sans-serif suited for headlines, newspapers and many purposes thanks to the clean lines and sharp edges that render out so clearly on screens which increases legibility for all users. Foda Egypt Download Now View Gallery

On Your Mark JNL Images of ‘lost’ or forgotten signs from the past are on a number of sites all over the web. One in particular partially revealed a vintage sign for “J. Yormark Shoes" behind a barbershop sign at 15 – 8th Avenue in New York City. The sign remained until 2014. The stencil effect made by the formation of the stained glass letters inspired On Your Mark JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. The font’s name is a play on the shoe vendor’s name… “Yormark”. On Your Mark JNL Download Now View Gallery

Municipal Pool JNL A photo of the now closed [circa-1953] Lowell Municipal Pool (at 1601 N. 28th St.) in Boise, Idaho shows the words “Municipal Pool” formed into the cement of the entrance to the above-ground swimming facility. Both the lettering and building entrance designs harken back to the Art Deco era and the sign features stencil-like characters. This inspired a typeface aptly named Municipal Pool JNL , and is available in both regular and oblique versions. Municipal Pool JNL Download Now View Gallery

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

Travel Plans JNL A 1930s travel poster from American Airlines had the airline’s name in a classic thick-and-thin Art Deco design of hand lettering. With the addition of angular spurs, some of the characters become semi-serif in nature. This type style is now available as Travel Plans JNL , in both regular and oblique versions. Travel Plans JNL Download Now View Gallery

Electric Newspaper JNL Around 1931, the Los Angeles Times (in partnership with the Richfield Oil Company) installed on its building a moving message board similar to the one at the New York Times in New York City which they dubbed an “electric newspaper”. The style of characters used on this electronic sign were the basis for the namesake font Electric Newspaper JNL , which is available in both regular and oblique versions. A blank space to place between words is available on both the solid bar and broken bar keystrokes. Electric Newspaper JNL Download Now View Gallery

Theater Tickets JNL Theater Tickets JNL was inspired by a photo of the marquee signage for Detroit’s Majestic Theater (built in1934), and is available in both regular and oblique versions. The theater was renovated and restored in 1987 and its marquee replicated the original one. What’s interesting is that the signage actually resembles squared pen lettering with rounded corners. Theater Tickets JNL Download Now View Gallery

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