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Ghostsigns for Coca-Cola are found all over the USA and other parts of the world, although I know of only one in the UK. However, there’s now a few inside the company’s London head quarters, although these are strictly in the ‘faux’ category. I was […]

Faux Ghostsigns for Coca-Cola’s London HQ

This entry was posted in Inspired by Signs Sign Making and tagged Coca-Cola Coke Drink Faux Ghostsigns London Sign Painters Soft Drink UK on July 2, 2014 by Sam Roberts

After touring the world, including the London run hosted by Ghostsigns, Sign Painters is now available to watch online and as an HD download. You can save $1.00 on the list price by using the code GHOSTSIGNS when you order it from www.signpaintersfilm.com.

Sign Painters’ Online Release

This entry was posted in Sign Folk Sign Initiatives Signs in Media and tagged Faythe Levine Film Ghostsigns Sam Macon Sign Painter Movie Sign Painters on May 13, 2014 by Sam Roberts

In the course of my research into painted signs over the last eight years I have become increasingly aware of the brilliant work that is being done by contemporary signwriters (sign painters in the USA). This started with the early profiling of the Shop Local […]

Introducing Better Letters

This entry was posted in Sign Initiatives Sign Making and tagged Better Letters Lettering Sign Painters Signwriter on February 27, 2014 by Sam Roberts

Sign board advertising London screenings of Sign Painters and Horn Please — Click the picture below for a review of the London screenings of Sign Painters and Horn Please, February 2014.

Photos and Reactions from the Sign Painters & Horn Please ...

This entry was posted in Sign Folk Signs in Media and tagged Better Letters Film Ghostsigns Horn Please London Roxy Bar & Screen Screening Sign Painters UK on February 14, 2014 by Sam Roberts

Sign board advertising London screenings of Sign Painters and Horn Please — [Update: Read a review of the screenings here] I’m very excited to announce that The Sign Painter Movie is coming to London and will be screened alongside Horn Please on Wednesday, 5 February 2014 [Update: Sold Out, tickets now added for Thursday, 6 February and […]

Sign Painter Movie / Horn Please Double Bill

This entry was posted in Sign Folk Signs in Media and tagged Event Film Horn Please London Roxy Bar & Screen Sign Painter Movie Sign Painters Signwriter UK on December 16, 2013 by Sam Roberts

Painted walls in Mexico advertising music events — Bardas de Baile (‘Mexican Wall Painting’) is a fascinating documentation of the ubiquitous painted walls found in Mexico. At first glance the images appear to be graffiti but closer inspection reveals that they are actually advertisements produced to promote local music events. The origin of […]

Bardas de Baile: Mexican Wall Painting

This entry was posted in Sign Collections Signs in Media and tagged Bardas de Baile Buzz Poole Central America Ghost & Company Handpainted Mexico Music Patricia Cué Sign Painters on October 6, 2013 by Sam Roberts

Hand-painted sign saying 'Sign painters do it in 1 shot' — The Sign Painter Movie is now on tour with dates booked in until November, including Scotland and New Zealand for those outside the film’s USA base. I was treated to a preview screening and also got my hands on the book that accompanies the film. […]

Sign Painters: The movie, the book and the resurgence

This entry was posted in Sign Folk Sign Initiatives Sign Making Signs in Media and tagged Book Books Craft Faythe Levine Film Ira Coyne Keith Knecht Norma Jeanne Maloney Review Sam Macon Sign Painter Movie Sign Painters Signwriter Signwriting USA Video on July 28, 2013 by Sam Roberts

Faux ghostsign for Cinquecento cafe — ‘Faux’ ghostsigns are a relatively new phenomenon but are appearing with increasing frequency around the world. I invited Meredith Kasabian, of Boston’s Best Dressed Signs and The Pre-Vinylite Society, to share her thoughts given her and Josh Luke’s recent work on the example above. Several […]

Faux ghostsigns, authenticity and the passage of time: Guest post ...

This entry was posted in Inspired by Signs Sign Folk Sign Making and tagged Article Authenticity Best Dressed Signs Boston Cinquecento Faux Ghostsigns Guest Josh Luke Meredith Kasabian Nostalgia Pre-Vinylite Society Restoration Sign Painters Signpainter Signwriter USA on July 21, 2013 by Sam Roberts

Screen shot from the Sign Painter's Dream — The Sign Painter’s Dream from WVPT on Vimeo. The above episode of Reading Rainbow featured a reading of Roget Roth’s children’s book, The Sign Painter’s Dream. That ends at about ten minutes in and then it cuts to some interesting material about Times Square’s ‘spectaculars’, […]

The Sign Painter’s Dream

This entry was posted in Inspired by Signs Signs in Media and tagged Books Neon Reading Rainbow Roger Roth Sign Sign Painters Signs Spectacular Times Square USA Video on November 10, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Film still showing a man's hand painting with a brush — This was new to me today, the first film from Colossal Media and a tribute to the team at Sky High Murals who execute their huge hand-painted advertising murals in the USA. Nice. (Read more Colossal Media posts.) Another tribute comes in book with the […]

Sign painter tributes from Colossal Media and the Sign Painter ...

This entry was posted in Related Work and tagged Colossal Media Faythe Levine Sam Macon Sign Painter Movie Sign Painters Signwriter Sky High Murals Tribute USA Video on October 31, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Sign Painters book cover by Ira Coyne — The Signpainter Movie project have just released this cover design for the book to accompany the film. Hand painted by Ira Coyne (featured previously here) it has certainly whetted my appetite for the planned October launch date. Visit the project blog to read more about […]

Sign Painters book cover painted by Ira Coyne

This entry was posted in Painted Lettering Related Work and tagged Books Ed Ruscha Faythe Levine Ira Coyne Sam Macon Sign Painters Signwriter USA on July 12, 2012 by Sam Roberts