Recycling & Rearranging Ghost Signs
The above fragment of a ghost sign was revealed by the demolition of the adjascent building in Melbourne in 2014, as documented by Al Briggs … Read more
Netherlands
Ghostsigns in Amsterdam & Some Repainted
Last month I visited Amsterdam as part of my work on Better Letters. (Read more about it here, including lots more photos of lettering and … Read more
Tekens Aan De Wand: Ghostsign Restoration in the Netherlands
Tekens Aan De Wand (Writing on the Wall) is a book documenting the collective efforts of local historical societies across the Netherlands to restore ghostsigns. … Read more
New book charting hand painted advertising on walls in the Netherlands
Writing on the Wall (my article about them here) are publishing a book which I’m very excited about. Details on the pdf below for those … Read more
Guided tour of hand painted advertising on walls in Utrecht, 11th May
It may be too late to book but for those in the Utrecht area this (pdf flyer) looks to be an informative tour of the city’s … Read more
Two signs from The Hague sent to me by Martin Percival
Martin kindly sent me these that he took in The Hague. They are restoration jobs, details of the black and white one here [Link expired] … Read more
A lesser known rival to Pepsi and Coke in Amsterdam (via @FadingAd)
Photo: Frank Jump I like this sign from the Fading Ad blog, looks like it may have been repainted, perhaps by these guys.
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 World Tour
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
Latest Received (sort of…)
Its been a while since I’ve posted some images received and I’ll probably be doing less of this as the Flickr group for the ghostsigns … Read more
Window Painting
Shop window name painter Originally uploaded by Apotheker Nice picture here from a set of Apotheker in Amsterdam showing a window painter at work. Notice … Read more