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
Sign Initiatives
Ghost sign projects and events.
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