Morning Edition JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Morning Edition JNL is a display sans font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


The front page headline of the April 6, 1917 edition of the Bemidji Pioneer [from Bemidji, Minnesota] says in extrabold letters: “State of War is Declared”.  The subtext underneath reads: “President Signs Resolution 1:13 P.M., Passed by House 3 O’Clock this Morning”.  Thus, the United States formally entered into World War I.

However… that subtext was set in a sans serif type face which was a perfect addition to the numerous newspaper-inspired type revivals offered by Jeff Levine Fonts.

Morning Edition JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions.



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Movie Matinee JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Movie Matinee JNL is a display sans font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


A 1926 trade ad for the silent comedy “The Nut-Cracker” starring Edward Everett Horton has the film’s title hand lettered in a decorative bold sans serif design complete with highlight lines and accent dots.

This festive type face is now available digitally as Movie Matinee JNL in both regular and oblique versions.



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Movie Nouveau JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Movie Nouveau JNL is an art nouveau and display font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


A 1920s magazine featuring behind-the-scenes stories about the motion picture industry had its name [“Shadowland”] lettered in an Art Nouveau sans serif style.

This has been recreated digitally as Movie Nouveau JNL, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.



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Movie Set JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Movie Set JNL is an art deco font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


The hand lettered title on the poster for the 1929 film comedy “Why Leave Home?” inspired Movie Set JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

A classic “thick-and-thin” design with early Art Deco influences, this condensed typeface is perfect for any period projects.



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Movie Show JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Movie Show JNL is a wood type font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


A 1911 movie poster for a film called “How Bella Was Won” from the Edison studios had the name “Edison” hand lettered in a bold, spurred sans serif design.

These few letters became the basis for Movie Show JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.



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Show Card Elite JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Show Card Elite JNL is an art nouveau and display sans font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


One example in the 1919 instructional book “One Hundred Alphabets for the Show Card Writer” was for an elegant sans serif with a subtle Art Nouveau style to the letter forms.

This is now available digitally as Show Card Elite JNL in both regular and oblique versions.



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Show Card Pen JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Show Card Pen JNL is a display sans font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


The 1920 edition of “How to Paint Signs and Sho’ Cards” by E. C. Matthews offered a number of examples of then-modern lettering styles for sign painters and show card writers.

A bold display alphabet made with a round lettering nib is now available as Show Card Pen JNL, in both regular and oblique versions.



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Show Card Roman JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Show Card Roman JNL is a display serif font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


Art Nouveau serif capitals and numerals in the 1917 instructional book “A Roman Alphabet and How to Use It” were the inspiration for Show Card Roman JNL; available in both regular and oblique versions.



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Shutterbug JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Shutterbug JNL is a display and novelty font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.




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Sign Expert JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Sign Expert JNL is a display serif font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


An elegant, yet informal Roman alphabet with Art Nouveau influences was found amidst the pages of the 1922 edition of “The Expert Sign Painter”.

It is now available digitally as Sign Expert JNL in both regular and oblique versions.



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Social Club JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Social Club JNL is an art deco font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


The movie poster for the 1934 comedy/crime drama “Jimmy the Gent” (starring James Cagney) featured the title hand lettered in an ultra-bold Art Deco sans serif style.

This type design has been turned into Social Club JNL, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.



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Social Club JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Social Club JNL is an art deco font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


The movie poster for the 1934 comedy/crime drama “Jimmy the Gent” (starring James Cagney) featured the title hand lettered in an ultra-bold Art Deco sans serif style.

This type design has been turned into Social Club JNL, and is available in both regular and oblique versions.



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Special Edition JNL
Designed by Jeff Levine, Special Edition JNL is a display sans font family. This typeface has two styles and was published by Jeff Levine Fonts.


The Teapot Dome scandal was a 1920s bribery scandal involving Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming [along with some California reserves] at low rates with no competitive bidding.

The San Francisco Examiner for Feb. 20, 1924 ran the two line headline “U.S. Senator Named as Oil Stock Speculator; Whitney to Face Quiz Today on Slush Fund”.

The headline was set in a condensed, slightly squared sans serif typeface.  This is now available as Special Edition JNL in both regular and oblique versions.



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