A beautiful and stylish pen lettered alphabet appears within the pages of the 1921 publication “How to Write Show Cards” and its Art Nouveau stylings made it a perfect candidate for a digital revival. Pleasant Show Card JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Alf Becker graced the pages of "Signs of the Times" magazine month after month for decades, presenting attractive and unusual hand lettered alphabets as inspiration for other sign painters and show card writers. From straightforward text faces to novelty ideas, Becker's talent as a master sign crafter was constant in his work. Show Card Casual JNL is one example of what is referred to as a "one stroke" alphabet (utilizing a single brush stroke in each direction to form the letter or number). Its casual look and playful charm allow for a message to be presented in an informal format that is pleasing to the eye. The type design is available in both regular and oblique versions. Special thanks to Tod Swormstedt of ST Publications for providing the reference material.

The title and credits for the 1951 Dick Powell and Rhonda Fleming film “Cry Danger” were hand lettered in a freehand brush lettering often seen on store signs and show cards. Serving as the model for Show Card Freehand JNL, this pleasant and casual typeface is available in both regular and oblique versions.

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.

ITC Avant Garde Gothic is a font family based on the logo font used in the Avant Garde magazine. Herb Lubalin devised the logo concept and its companion headline typeface, then he and Tom Carnase, a partner in Lubalin’s design firm, worked together to transform the idea into a full-fledged typeface. The condensed fonts were drawn by Ed Benguiat in 1974, and the obliques were designed by André Gürtler, Erich Gschwind and Christian Mengelt in 1977. The original designs include one version for setting headlines and one for text copy. However, in the initial digitization, only the text design was chosen, and the ligatures and alternate characters were not included. The font family consists of 5 weights (4 for condensed), with complementary obliques for widest width fonts. When ITC released the OpenType version of the font, the original 33 alternate characters and ligatures, plus extra characters were included. ITC Avant Garde Gothic® font field guide including best practices, font pairings and alternatives. Featured in: Best Fonts for Logos, Best Fonts for Websites, Best Fonts for PowerPoints

A collection of design elements used in logotypes and calling cards from the Victorian era. A PDF file included in the package shows how to construct the various elements

Show Card Sans JNL (available in both regular and oblique versions) is based on a chart showing the basic construction of sans serif lettering in the 1922 instruction book “Modern Show Card Writing”.

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.

A playful, casual take on round nib pen lettering was spotted amongst some online scans from an old lettering book. The free-form and stylized shapes of the letters and numbers are reminiscent of old-time show cards, movie titles and signage in vogue around the early 1900s through the 1920s. Fancy Show Card JNL is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Show Card Deco JNL is a hybrid of examples from hand lettered titles found on various song folios from the Carl Fischer Music Library circa the 1930s and is available in both regular and oblique versions. This particular typeface lends itself perfectly to show cards, posters, headlines and display titling which captures the modern, streamlined design of the Art Deco era.

Hard Lines - A Fun Display Font With Shadow Decoration inside. It will elevate a wide range of design projects to the highest level, be it branding, headings, wedding designs, invitations, signatures, logotype, wall art illustration, apparel, labels, and much more!

For decades, the National Show Card Writer Company of Minneapolis, MN produced sign making kits used by shopkeepers, schools, churches and many other types of organizations. The standard sets were comprised of two part stencils that when overlaid, produced finished lettering, or a buyer could choose the same type style designs with a standard stencil letter. From one of these templates comes Show Card Stencil JNL, in both regular and oblique versions. Take note that the U, V and W have the heavier vertical strokes reversed. As this was the way the original stencil design was manufactured, it has been retained for this digital type as well.

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.

The very first Speedball-Lettering Book was published in 1915, and within its pages was a rough-hewn example of lettering with the name "Rapid Sho-Card Style". The design is now available as Antique Show Card JNL, in both regular and oblique versions.

A movie poster for the 1952 Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis comedy “Sailor Beware” had the text rendered in a casual style of brush lettering similar to that found on store show cards. This inspired Show Card Brush JNL, which is available in both regular and oblique versions.

Ruthen Back - a Stylish Font, offering a different feel than my other fonts. A script font with a taste like signature fonts because all characters are based on the stylish signature, always catchy and elegant if you use it for personal name branding or logotype in your business. This font also looks outstanding in other projects such as greeting cards, tittle book/magazine, poster, neon light logo and etc. What's featured? - Uppercase and lowercase - numeral and punctuations - Multilingual support - PUA encoded Thanks for using this font. For other questions about this font please contact me at java.indonesian@yahoo.com. Have a nice day!

From the flames of the fourfold furnace, lo and behold - the Black Phoenix has risen!

The Tape Back family comes in three weights. Each are monoline in weight and have a modern yet slightly quirky appearance. It is informal but has some stability with its linear forms. The slant backwards makes it unique, and it displays well even for body text.

A clever font derived from wood planks

Great Scott, Marty! This font is your density, charged up to 1.21 gigawatts through the Power of Love! Originally created by Comicraft for the official BACK TO THE FUTURE fan club, Remastered DOUBLEBACK has been rebuilt from the ground up, with a new vertical “Curve” weight, six new “Parallel” weights, stylistic alternate letters AMNUWY, and language support for Western & Central Europe and Vietnamese. And if that weren't enough, we've traveled into the future and brought back Solid & Open Variable Fonts which provide precise control of Time and Warp! We cannot be held responsible for any ruptures in the space-time continuum due to use of these fonts. SPECIAL INTRO SALE: from October 21 through November 12, get DoubleBack at half price and we will donate $20.15 of each sale to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. We love ya, Mike.

Introducing Rolling Back Font. Made with naturally handwritten. Rolling back font has a casual style. This font is suitable for any design like branding, quotes, t-shirt printing and etc. Included: Rolling Back OTF Features: Accents (Multilingual characters) Beautiful ligatures PUA encoded Numerals and Punctuations (OpenType Standard) Customer support I hope you enjoy it !!Thanks for visiting and purchasing my font!

You'll have to admit this is a rocking font, man. It's Fab AND Gear. Not only that, it's called BackBeat and it's GOT a backbeat -- you can't lose it (not if you back up all your data on a hard drive stored at a separate facility), any old way you choose it (Opentype, PostScript or TrueType). Yes, it's just gotta be Comic Book Fonts, if you want to dance with the folks who got all shook up about these kind of things. Yeah.

Presenting Running Back , a condensed sport inspired upper and lowercase typeface. Running Back has five Style with sans serif and matching italics. This typeface has a clean and athletic look, glyphs and extensive Latin support. Running Back is bold, vibrant with sharp sans serifs and competitive appearance, therefore excellent to use for headers, logos, captions and posters, especially for the sports branding industry, but just as good for any other projects.

"Back Jones" is a cute display font characterized by thick and rounded letterforms, making it a great choice for design projects aimed at children, such as children's games, book covers, and any projects related to schools. With its playful and friendly appearance, this font adds a touch of whimsy and charm to your designs, making them more engaging and enjoyable for young audiences. The simplicity and clarity of "Back Jones" make it easy to read and understand, making it an excellent choice for educational materials and other projects aimed at young learners.

Back Peace is a Handwritten Script font that will make your designs look classic, Farmhouse, Boho, and Feminine. It is a great font for events, Wedding projects, fashion, apparel projects, signatures, album covers, logos, branding, magazines, social media posts, and advertisements, but it also works great for other projects. Add it to your fonts’ library, and it will enhance your creativity! Back peace is best for: - logos, branding, & Signatures. - Flyers, Album cover, Magazine, & Advertisements. - Website design, design blogs, & fashion. - Quote graphics for social media. - and also it works great for other projects. What's included : - Character Set - Numerals and Punctuation (OpenType Standard) - Accents (Multilingual characters) If you have any questions, before or after purchase, please feel free to get in touch.

A twice-painted sign in Tobago's back country was the seed for this weird grab-bag of chunky, slightly sleazy letterforms.