London Street Signs with Alistair Hall
Alistair Hall of We Made This has spent the last couple of years documenting and researching the various forms taken by London’s Street Signs. He … Read more
Fading painted signs with Sam Roberts
Alistair Hall of We Made This has spent the last couple of years documenting and researching the various forms taken by London’s Street Signs. He … Read more
[Update: Read a review of the screenings here] I’m very excited to announce that The Sign Painter Movie is coming to London and will be … Read more
I’m pleased to announce to regular readers of the Ghostsigns blog that I have some events coming up that should be of interest. Ghostsigns at … Read more
The Lewis & Skinner archive is a collection of materials relating to the work of a Melbourne signwriting company from the first half of the … Read more
Yesterday I had the pleasure of joining Phil Baines and Catherine Dixon on their latest Public Lettering walk, organised through the excellent St Bride Library … Read more
I am very excited to announce a forthcoming seminar in which I will be speaking alongside Stephen Banham, author of Characters and something of a … Read more
This collage, ‘Ghost Signs of Kidderminster’, by Laurie Abraham scooped first prize in a competition to depict the heritage of Kidderminster in the Midlands. It … Read more
Gabriel Heatwave sent me a treat of a link to this article about a new book and exhibition celebrating the hand-painted signs used to advertise … Read more
A couple of treats next week for those residing in, or visiting, New York from Frank Jump, author of the excellent ‘Fading Ads of New … Read more
This is one of 17 murals produced during a Walldogs ‘meet’ in Pontiac, Illinois, in the summer of 2009. These events bring together sign artists from … Read more
Via this review of the East End shopfronts exhibition happening now in Tower Hamlets, I came across this incredible site which is the work of … Read more
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
Photo: Alan Dein Interview with Alan Dein and more preview images of this exhibition on the Spitalfiends Life blog.
My friends at the London Mural Preservation Society have successfully obtained lottery funding to restore the Brixton Windmill Mural. The fun part is that members … Read more
HAT archive contributor Mike Ashworth is giving an illustrated talk about the London Underground Johnston typeface next week on Tuesday, 3rd April. More details in … Read more
[Update: Now published.] Caroline & Phil Bunford have just released this preview of the cover of their forthcoming book Liverpool Ghostsigns. If you look very … Read more
Perhaps being in Cambodia has sensitised me to the world of Ghostsigns beyond my home shores. Or maybe awareness of the project has encouraged those … Read more
Thank you to everyone who came along to the launch event last night, photos below. The archive is now available so make a visit and have … Read more
I’ve just recently returned from five weeks in the south of France, hence the lack of Ghost Sign news since late June. It looks like … Read more
Martin Thompson is an artist who has done a series of pieces based on his photography of predominantly London Ghost Signs. He calls them “urban … Read more
Louis Sheldon-Williams is a fellow Ghost Sign enthusiast and held an exhibition of his photos in 2003. He refers to them as “commercial archeaology” … Read more
I photographed this fantastic sign today after going past it so many times on the bus. It’s just by the Geoffrey Museum in Shoreditch and … Read more