Fading painted signs

Spain

Continuing the occassional exploration of ‘ancient’ signs, I was thrilled to hear of this evidence that Neanderthals were busy painting the walls of caves across Spain. This species, almost dubbed Homo Stupidus (yes, stupid man!), were not previously known for this type of cultural activity, […]

64,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Cave Paintings

This entry was posted in Sign Preservation Signs in Media Signs of Note and tagged Ancient Cave Painting Hyperallergic Neanderthal Pre-History Spain on July 27, 2018 by Sam Roberts

These pictorial panels depicting the products and services on what is now The Old Dairy on Stoud Green Road have always intrigued me, and ahead of next week’s talk at the North London Lettering Association I thought I should carry out a little research. The […]

Sgraffito and the Old Dairy at Crouch Hill

This entry was posted in Sign Making and tagged Barcelona Crouch Hill Dairy Friern Manor Dairy Company Hornsey London N4 Production Scraffito Sgraffito Spain Technique The Old Dairy UK on January 12, 2018 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

Before and after of angel on a fresco that was restored following vandalism — This before and after of a fresco in Valencia cathedral shows that smutty humour will never grow old – the drawing on the angel’s wing will be familiar to anyone who has ever visited a school toilet. What is interesting about this one is that […]

Vandalised frescoes with a twist in Valencia’s cathedral

This entry was posted in Off Piste and tagged Ancient Cathedral Fresco Humour Restoration Spain Valencia Vandalism on November 21, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Horse heads cave painting from the Chauvet cave Ardèche — I’ve become increasingly intrigued by the origins of painting on walls, and the evolution of the form over time, up to the current vogue for street art. While the walls of caves were not made of brick, they did nonetheless provide people with an early […]

The origins of painting on walls

This entry was posted in Sign Making Signs in Media and tagged Aboriginal Ancient Ardèche Art Australia France Handpainted History Neanderthal Pre-History South Africa Spain Wales on July 11, 2012 by Sam Roberts