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Hand-painted sign saying 'Sign painters do it in 1 shot'

Sign Painters: The movie, the book and the resurgence

The Sign Painter Movie is now on tour with dates booked in until November, including Scotland and New Zealand for those outside the film’s USA … Read more

Categories Sign Folk, Sign Initiatives, Sign Making, Signs in Media
Born and Raised by David A Smith and John Mayer

Born and Raised from David A Smith, John Mayer and Danny Cooke

This has left me speechless. Sublime. Ridiculous. Unbelievable. Thank you to David, John and Danny for bringing the story of this piece of work to … Read more

Categories Sign Folk, Sign Making, Signs in Media
Raja Painter Horn Please by Shantanu Suman

Horn Please and the Wonderful World of India’s Hand-Painted Trucks

Horn Please is a short film by directors Shantanu Suman and Istling Mirche, all about the bright and colourful hand-painted trucks that fuel India‘s massive … Read more

Categories Sign Making, Signs in Media
Khmer lettering on the cover of Hand Painted Signs of Kratie

Creating the cover for Hand Painted Signs of Kratie

Today, after three weeks of checking back on an almost daily basis, I caught Kratie signpainter Chouk Rachana at work on the cover for my … Read more

Categories Sign Making, Signs in Media
Screen shot of hand painted sign by Derek McDonald of Golden West Sign Arts

Derek McDonald film and interview

Another signpainter profiled on film, this time Derek McDonald of Golden West Sign Arts, one of the craftsman who worked on this year’s ‘Declaration of … Read more

Categories Sign Folk, Sign Making, Signs in Media
Still from a film by Marco Puccini

Flamboyant calligraphy from Luca Barcellona & Francesca Biasetton

In a slight departure from painted lettering here is a film by Marco Puccini showcasing some flamboyant examples of inked lettering using a variety of … Read more

Categories Sign Making, Signs in Media
Jack Daniel's Declaration of Independence poster

Declarations of Independence campaign from Jack Daniel’s

Today is Independence Day in the USA.  Last year, to celebrate, Jack Daniel’s worked with letter-press experts Yee-Haw Industries and the team at Colossal Media … Read more

Categories Sign Folk, Sign Making, Signs in Media
Larkin Trail hand painted sign from United Creatives

‘Graphic Design for Cities’, Where Design Meets Craft and More with United Creatives Manchester

This talk at the Sign Design Society on 7th June looks fascinating, check out some of the projects from United Creatives, home of the speaker … Read more

Categories Sign Making

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