London’s Lonely Ampersand
Today I visited D&AD’s New Blood exhibit and got chatting to Craig Palmer who had created a ‘zine’ all about the humble ampersand. It was … Read more
Press
Ghostsigns on Londonist Out Loud
I took N Quentin Woolf of Londonist Out Loud on a portion of my Ghostsigns Walking Tour in Stoke Newington. The result is this podcast … Read more
Ghostsigns in The Simple Things magazine
A new magazine, The Simple Things, features a great article about Ghostsigns. Written by Kirsten Elliott of Akeman Press in Bath, there are also a couple … Read more
Ghostsigns and Smiths Grand Teas in the Countryman
This photo by John Vince features in a short piece he’s written on ghostsigns for the Countryman. The sign, from Leicestershire, also features in the History … Read more
Mark Spurgeon’s Preserve project in ProDesign
I’ve just come across this article in ProDesign magazine which profiles Mark Spurgeon of the Preserve project in New Zealand. I’ve written about Mark’s work … Read more
Ghostsigns in ‘Down Your Way’ magazine
Yorkshire is the focus for this three page spread on ghostsigns in Down Your Way magazine from earlier this year. Thank you to Mark Whitley of Country … Read more
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
Parkinsons Pills signs from across the UK: ‘They will buck you up’!
This is a great set of photos for the Parkinsons Pills brand from a site dedicated to the company. A couple of these appear in … Read more
Frank Jump on 90.7 WFUD
Great radio interview with Frank talking about his work, his book and the topic in general. (A brief mention of this blog shortly after 12 … Read more
On Air: Colossal Media Radio Interview
Following Frank’s more recent appearance I came across this radio interview with Colossal Media which I missed in February last year. The slideshow above accompanies … Read more
Belgravia Ghost Sign Restored
Before (2006/7) After News in this week is that a restoration effort has been undertaken in the heart of London’s Belgravia. It has been directed … Read more
Frank Jump on the Leonard Lopate Show
Listen to Fading Ads on the Leonard Lopate Show by Wnyc, New York Public Radio. A 15 minute interview discussing the ‘Fading Ads of New York City’.
Ghostsigns in The Biochemist
Press coverage for the project sometimes throws up surprises and I was delighted to see that the October 2011 edition of The Biochemist labelled my … Read more
Ultrabold, Summer 2010
The Summer 2010 issue of Ultrabold, the journal of the St Bride Library, features an article by me on the launch of the HAT Ghostsigns … Read more
BBC Ghostsigns
I’ve just got round to posting the proper quality copies of the two biggest pieces of BBC coverage of the project. These are the One Show … Read more
ARC Magazine
> The latest issue of ARC magazine from the Society of Archivists features this two page article on the Ghostsigns Project.
Making History in Bath
Press interest in the project continues and on Thursday last week I travelled to Bath to be interviewed for the BBC Radio 4 program Making … Read more
BBC Radio Nottingham
This short piece was broadcast on BBC Radio Nottingham on the morning of 18th May 2010. It features an interview with historyanorak and was accompanied … Read more
Design Week
Nice piece from David Bernstein published in Design Week, 22nd April 2010, full text pasted below. PRIVATE VIEW APRIL 2010 “‘There stands the ghost … Read more
One Show & the Guardian
[Update: better quality video here.] Here’s the piece that was broadcast on the One Show, BBC1, on 12th April 2010. To see it full screen … Read more
Archive Press
Me with our sponsors from Rank Hovis and Roy Jeans of IPMPhoto: Trevor Liberson More event photos in this Flickr Set. Following last week’s launchI’ve … Read more
Jericho, Oxford Update
It seems that the threat to a couple of iconic signs in Oxford has passed, for the time being (see the story in the Oxford … Read more