Exhibition

The Grand Exhibition of the Pre-Vinylite Society is now showing for four days at the Bargehouse, behind the OXO Tower on London’s South Bank. Visitors can take in the c.30 pieces from an international cast of contemporary sign and lettering artists, each inspired by entries […]

Now Open: The Grand Exhibition of the Pre-Vinylite Society

This entry was posted in Inspired by Signs Sign Collections Sign Initiatives Sign Stories and tagged 1762 Bargehouse Exhibition Grand Exhibition Letterheads 2018 London Calling London Letterheads Meredith Kasabian Pre-Vinylite Society on by
1
The following article is re-posted from the original on Better Letters. This August we’ll be opening a very special sign painting exhibition within the public-facing part of Letterheads 2018: London Calling. It is being curated by Meredith Kasabian of Best Dressed Signs and the Pre-Vinylite […]

The Grand Exhibition of the Society of Sign Painters

This entry was posted in Inspired by Signs Sign Collections Sign Destinations Sign Folk Sign Initiatives Sign Making Sign Stories and tagged 18th Century Better Letters Exhibition Grand Exhibition Letterheads 2018 London Calling Meredith Kasabian Pre-Vinylite Society Signs on by
This weekend I’m bringing a collection of original painted signs from Kratie, Cambodia, and photography of others across the country to A.S. Handover in Stoke Newington, London. The exhibition is completely free and I’ll be there all weekend to discuss the material and sign copies […]

Signs of Cambodia: Free London Exhibition

This entry was posted in Sign Collections and tagged A.S. Handover Battambang Cambodia Exhibition Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie Kratie London Phnom Penh Sam Roberts Stoke Newington UK on by
Layout of painted sign on paper for Cabury Bournville Cocoa
The Lewis & Skinner archive is a collection of materials relating to the work of a Melbourne signwriting company from the first half of the last century. These were fortuitously discovered by Dr Stefan Schutt last year and he has since been working to archive […]

Lewis & Skinner Exhibit Featuring Ghostsigns and Live Signwriting

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Sign Initiatives Sign Making and tagged Archive Australia Bournville Cadbury Cocoa Drink Event Exhibition Finding the Radio Book Ghostsigns Lewis & Skinner Lisa Cianci Melbourne Signwriting Soft Drink Stefan Schutt Tony Mead Victoria University on by
Stencil and result of Sam Roberts' Beanfeast piece 4
This is my/Ghostsigns’ submission to an inspiring project from Type Tasting, part of this year’s London Design Festival. It will be displayed alongside works from myriad designers and artists, including Alan Kitching and Ralph Steadman (Wow!), at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 14-19 September. (Event details […]

Beanfeast: Ghostsigns at Type Tasting

This entry was posted in Inspired by Signs Sign Stories and tagged Beanfeast Exhibition Hampstead Highgate Lettering London London Design Festival Sarah Hyndman Stencil Type Tasting UK V&A on by
No.2 Sign Painting shop from Greatest Wonder of the World Exhibition
While on my recent travels I was lucky enough to stumble upon The Greatest Wonder of the World exhibition at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The banner outside in big gold letters of various scripts obviously attracted my attention, and […]

The Greatest Wonder of the World

This entry was posted in Off Piste Painted Lettering Photo Essays Related Work and tagged 1870s Australia Exhibition History Holtermann New South Wales Photography Sydney on by