Digital Engagement & the Ghostsigns Archive: History Workshop Article
Laura Carletti and I have written a short paper for History Workshop Online. This builds on the survey and offers some reflections on the development … Read more
Ghostsigns Community
Writing on the Wall working to preserve and restore ghostsigns in the Netherlands
This organisation in the Netherlands was established in 1999 and has been working ever since to raise the profile of hand painted wall advertising in … Read more
Ghostsigns Research from Laura Carletti Scoops Award
Congratulations to Laura Carletti who took home an award for her presentation of the most recent paper on the Ghostsigns Project at the Digital Engagement … Read more
Laura Carletti Abstract
Following the recent survey which is part of a larger research project, Laura Carletti has kindly given permission to publish the abstract of a paper … Read more
Ghostsigns Survey
[THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED, see the results here] Just over a year ago we launched the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive. From start … Read more
Archive launches tomorrow…
The final video and image highlight as we count down to tomorrow’s launch of the archive. The picture is from the new Hotels & Restaurants … Read more
Two days to launch…
Another video and image highlight as we count down to the launch of the archive on 19th March. These are from the Media & Entertainment … Read more
Three Days to Launch…
Another video and image highlight as we count down to the launch of the archive on 19th March. These are from the Tradesmen & DIY … Read more
Five days to launch…
Another video and image highlight as we count down to the launch of the archive on 19th March. These are from the Services & Financial … Read more
One week to launch…
Another video and image highlight as we count down to the launch of the archive on 19th March. These are from the Travel & Transport … Read more
Eight days to launch…
Another video and image highlight as we count down to the launch of the archive on 19th March. These are from the Shoes & Clothing … Read more
100 Contributors
100 photographers have now added their pictures to the forthcoming archive using this form. The 100th person to do so was Terry Cliss, known as … Read more
Ghostsigns (Most Wanted)
Here are six Flickr galleries of signs not yet ready for inclusion in the Ghostsigns Archive. The archive is set to launch in January 2010. … Read more
Ghostsigns on Facebook
I’ve created a page on Facebook for the project which contains videos, photos, links and more. If you use Facebook then you can become a … Read more
Forms Received
Just a quick update on the progress of the archive. So far over 90 forms have been received from those who have been contributing to … Read more
Services & Financial
Some great signs in the category of Services, Banks & Financial. See more images in the Flickr group being used to set up the Ghost … 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
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