Practical Lettering Studio

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Practical Lettering Studio [Noah Johnson] Noah Johnson the designer behind Practical Lettering Studio, a vintage-style type foundry based in Los Angeles. Designer of the free fat finger font Noah (2016). Commercial typefaces include: PLS Amusement (2026). This amusement park-themed font is based on a hand-painted alphabet created by sign painter Alf Becker in the mid 1940s for Signs of the Times magazine. PLS Chainstitcher Script. Designed to evoke the hand-operated look of chain-stitch embroidery. PLS Draftsmen. A monoline Speedball-style font inspired by the traditional draftsmen handwriting seen on early 20th century blueprints and shop drawings. PLS Neutun (2026). A variable script based on Rudolf Koch's famous 1923 poster font Neuland. PLS Ruth Script. Based on Ruth Franklin's 1950's Artistic Script. No. 37 Alf Becker Alphabet. Art deco. No. 41 Alf Becker Alphabet. Art deco at its best. No. 55 Alf Becker Alphabet. Goofy lettering based on Alf Becker's Bold Frolic. No. 137 Alf Becker Alphabet. An art deco typeface based on a hand-lettered alphabet by Alf Becker from 1943. No. 210 Alf Becker Alphabet. Based on a 1949 brush script called Extreme Modern Sans Serif by sign painter Alf Becker.	EXTERNAL LINKS Practical Lettering Studio Dafont page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Designers of hand-printed typefaces ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Type scene in California ⦿ Art deco typefaces ⦿ Handwriting fonts ⦿