The Archive Kicks Off
The response to getting this archive off the ground has been fantastic, thank you all for your enthusiasm and efforts so far. There are already … Read more
Sign Initiatives
Ghost sign projects and events.
Maggie Jones joins the archive
Maggie Jones has signed up to contribute her work to the UK Ghost Signs archive. Here’s one of my favourites from her set, a new … Read more
Ghost Signs, The Archive
[The following blog post was written in March 2009 and signified the start of the effort to create a Ghostsigns Archive. This has been realised … Read more
Exhibition & Press (USA)
Letitia Street at Market Street in Olde City, by Lawrence O’Toole Lawrence O’Toole from the The Philadelphia Ghost Sign Project has secured a month long … Read more
One Year On (www.ghostsigns.co.uk)
It has now been a year since I started writing this blog and making posts relating to research and other areas of interest. My first … Read more
Frank Jump Interview
Just came across this on youtube, an interview with Frank Jump about his work in New York. Great to see some of his pictures full … Read more
Diesel Wall
The fashion brand Diesel have picked up on the outdoor, big wall format with a creatively focussed competition, Diesel Wall, to fill the spaces they’ve … Read more
University College Falmouth
Last week I went to give a talk to the future copy writers and art directors on the University College Falmouth MA Creative Advertising. This … Read more
Jack Daniel’s
Some time ago now my uncle sent me two photos he took while visiting Newcastle (see below). These show Jack Daniel’s reviving the hand painted … Read more
Auckland Billboards
Dean wrote to me following the ban in Sao Paulo to let me know that it is now the politicians in Auckland, New Zealand, that … Read more
ARUP Presentation
Last week I was kindly invited by Rebecca to come in and give a talk to some of her colleagues at ARUP. The particular division … Read more
Literary London
Today Sebastian Groes and I presented a session on Ghost Signs to c.40 international delegates at the Literary London conference. This is an event run … Read more
Ghost Signs Society/Club/Group
[Update: This idea has taken life in the various online locations for Ghostsigns.] I visited Louis Sheldon-Williams last night and saw some of his photographs … Read more
Ghost Signs UK Video
Inspired by JDProductions’ Ghost Signs video I had to have a go myself. Here’s my first effort featuring “Loving Love” by Patsy Todd and 14 … Read more
Shop Local
Not all Brickads are Ghost Signs and the most recent examples I know of are from artist Bob and Roberta Smith as part of his … Read more