Mixed Drinks JNL derives its look from a set of gold foil self-adhesive letters made by a company called Cameo for the Schenley distilling company circa the late 1950s or early 1960s.
The letters were used to personalize bottles of whiskey for your own bar or to give as a unique gift.
Print Spots JNL once again gathers together various and sundry vintage letterpress ornaments, embellishments, borders and spot illustrations from various sources.
One of the charming features of vintage wood type is the unusual interplay of stroke widths or letter shapes that can vary from character to character.
In today’s world of digital perfection, a set of letters, numbers and punctuation marks must conform to rigid standards of uniform lines, balanced curves and other form-and-function rules that has often removed the human feel from the overall type design.
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Printing Press Cuts JNL gathers vintage cartoons, sales helpers and decorative ornaments into one handy collection for embellishing any retro-oriented project.
Print Embellishments JNL gathers together a number of vintage typographic enhancements that can be used as simple spot decorations, rule lines or borders, adding a bit of design elegance to any project.
Kevin Curtis runs a site called Damosel’s Printer’s Blocks, specializing in rare an unusual examples from the years when letterpress was the main source of printed material.
He graciously provided the source material for Print Damosel JNL.
The collected images represent a varied cross-section of ornamentation, embellishments, attention getters, decorations and whimsical illustrations.
A set of water-applied decals manufactured in 1962 by the American Decalcomania Company for Goodyear serves as the basis for Margate JNL.
This block-style letter (with a hint of the Art Deco era) is bold, uniform in weight and commands attention in any titling application.
