Fading painted signs

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Julbrew Cropped — Julbrew is Gambia’s national beer and the crocodile is revered in the country for its healing and other powers. A recent trip to a wedding in The Gambia, West Africa, was another piece of delight for a hand painted signage enthusiast like me. In a […]

Hand painted Gambia (and Jamaican bonus)

This entry was posted in Photo Essays and tagged Gambia Jamaica Modern Brickads Worldwide on May 27, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Hand Painted Bangladesh — As part of my work with VSO I recently attended a study tour to Bangladesh, a country with many similarities to Cambodia but also many differences. The study was great but I have to admit that I was perpetually distracted by the sheer quantity and […]

Hand Painted Bangladesh

This entry was posted in Photo Essays and tagged Bangladesh Worldwide on February 2, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Hand Painted Type alphabet by Umesh — 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 from around the world to make contact. Whatever it is, I thought it was time for a round-up of what’s […]

Ghostsigns World Tour

This entry was posted in Sign Destinations Signs of Note and tagged Books Canada Cigarettes Colossal Media Contemporary Issues Delhi Event France Frank Jump Hague HandPaintedType India Lettering Marc Combier Modern Brickads Montreal Murals Netherlands New York Omega Oil People Production Restoration Signwriter Street Art Tobacco Tours Turret Umesh USA Van Gogh Video Worldwide on July 21, 2011 by Sam Roberts

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 archive is now the natural home for all submissions, at least those from the UK and Ireland. However, I’ve been […]

Latest Received (sort of…)

This entry was posted in Photo Essays and tagged Netherlands Received UK Worldwide on May 25, 2009 by Sam Roberts

Having been busy on my dissertation I have been neglecting to feature all the signs that I get sent by friends and readers of this blog. The last time I did a profile like this was back in March 2008 when I showed some examples […]

Ghost Signs Received

This entry was posted in Photo Essays and tagged London Received UK USA Worldwide on January 29, 2009 by Sam Roberts

George from Alberta, Canada, sent me this great sign from a town called Medicine Hat and a bit of a story to go with it. It is an example of ‘privelege’ advertising as the wall probably belonged to Pingle’s Drug & Book Store who would […]

Sweet Caporal (Canada)

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged Canada Received Worldwide on November 8, 2007 by Sam Roberts

DubonnetClement Originally uploaded by samandrum A recent trip to the south of France was surprisingly fruitful when it came to Ghost Sign hunting. Whereas discovering a new sign in London is something of a rarity, France is bursting with them. There’s something about the country […]

French Brickads

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged Belgium Dubonnet France Worldwide on September 13, 2007 by Sam Roberts

Painting Wall-Ads Originally uploaded by .Hessam In a flurry of discoveries on the painting of Modern Brickads I came across this from .Hessam. It again shows an intricate sign being produced and you can see the artist’s miniture design sheet perched against the wall in […]

Ghost Signs Live (India?)

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged India Modern Brickads Production Worldwide on July 18, 2007 by Sam Roberts

Pepsi Brickad from Mumbai India — Brickads are truly a global phenomenon. Here’s one for Pepsi, probably not that old, from Mumbai in India. It’s a slightly budget effort compared to some other modern signs.

Pepsi Brickad (Mumbai)

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged India Modern Brickads Worldwide on July 17, 2007 by Sam Roberts