Reading

A new section of the website now offers a number of suggested books for those interested in reading more about Ghostsigns and related subjects. I've been meaning to do this for a while and have only just got round to it today, I hope you find something you like:


Ghostsigns (English Language)
A small collection of books specialising in Ghostsigns, all focused on the USA.


Ghostsigns (French Language)
Three excellent photographically focused books of French signs which don't require the ability to read French to get a lot from them.


Signwriting
Books on the history of signwriting and also some 'how to' guides for those wishing to take up the craft either professionally or as a hobby.


Advertising
A small collection of books providing historical accounts and context including advertising, posters, enamel signs and ancient hieroglyphs.


Miscellaneous
A variety of books either featuring Ghostsigns or about related topics.

BBC Ghostsigns

I've just got round to posting the proper quality copies of the two biggest pieces of BBC coverage of the project.  These are the One Show piece with correctly synched audio (below) and, more recently, the piece on BBC Radio 4's Making History program.

Trails

Ghostsigns have recently popped up a couple of times in trails I've come across. These build on my recent type tour and a post about Jo Tomkins' Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk.



First up are the Battersea Heritage Trails, a neat little 64-page A6 booklet detailing a series of seven trails around the area. This has been produced by Wandsworth Council and, on page 51, as part of the St John's Hill Trail, we are treated to a photo and some background on the famous Peterkin sign.

Next is a neat little project designed to coincide with the 2010 London Festival of Architecture. It is called the Design Detail Trail and they've produced a series of five maps highlighting many and various pieces of design in the public space that might otherwise be overlooked. Some of these are Ghostsigns and there is an invitation to contribute more to the project. Each of the maps are downloadable as a pdf allowing you to set out on your own little guided tour of areas in central London.

All in all more nice work from different places. I'm still looking for help on my own attempt to do this, perhaps building up from a more local level like this is the way forward...

[Update: See more tours and trails in the link panel on the side of this blog.]

ARC Magazine

The latest issue of ARC magazine from the Society of Archivists features this two page article on the Ghostsigns Project.

More press and articles here.

Roofad to God

I've talked about Roofads before, this is a pretty cool addition to the series, advertising this and found here.