Fading painted signs

Perspex

Painting on walls in Pompeii & Herculaneum — When I give talks on the history of signs painted on walls I often refer to their ancient history, going back at least as far as Roman times. Evidence for this comes from the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum as seen before on these photos […]

Signs & Frescoes in Pompeii & Herculaneum

This entry was posted in Photo Essays and tagged Ancient Erik Winkler Fresco Ghostsigns Herculaneum Italy Perspex Pompeii Protection Roman Schitterend on February 11, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Painted sign on a wall covered by a perspex sheet — This ghostsign for Peters Ice Cream in Sydney was photographed and shared by Mike Meyer while in Australia running signwriting workshops with Better Letters. It has been covered by a perspex sheet, presumably to protect it from vandalism and, to a degree, the elements. It […]

Perspex Protecting Ghostsigns from Barcelona to Sydney

This entry was posted in Sign Preservation Signs of Note and tagged Australia Barcelona Mike Meyer Perspex Protection Spain Sydney on November 18, 2014 by Sam Roberts