Thank you Steven Heller for this feature on BLAG (Better LettersMagazine): https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-handpainted-signs-has-a-brand-new-blag/

#signpainting #blag #magazine #signwriting #stevenheller #dailyheller #print #printmagazine

Sending all the #FollowFriday energy to these #art and #photography accounts:

@ACo - director of @BNUStrasbourg

@blag - capturing #signpainting, signs as art

@mhaustria - expert on the #wetcollodion process #analogphotography

@ObsidianUrbex - #urbanexplorer who chronicles #abandonedplaces and decay

@thegraffitiexpress - #train #graffiti

#ff #mastoart

'Brazil's Letter Openers' is the next free, online BLAG Chat with designers and typography researchers Fátima Finizola and Fernanda Martins: https://bl.ag/brazils-letter-openers-with-fatima-finizola-and-fernanda-martins/

They will share their respective projects documenting and celebrating the work of Brazil's abridores de letras (letter openers, or sign painters).

This will include an exclusive screening of the documentary film, Marajó das Letras.

#signpainting #signwriting #letteropeners #brazil #signpainter #signwriter #typography #lettering

Next week, I'm visiting #Brussels for the first time.

I'll mainly be at the Letterheads* meet, but are there other interesting locations for #signpainting, #lettering, and #ghostsigns that I should try to squeeze in?

*Some past meets here: https://bl.ag/tag/letterheads

#SignPainting #Lettering #Typography #SanFrancisco #NeonSigns

Does anyone know the full text, and context, for this sign being painted/signed by Salvador Dalí?

It is from a photo in the room detailing his development of what is now the Dali Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. This would date it to the early 1970s.

The last line is likely "ministerio de la vivienda" (ministry of housing).

#SalvadorDali #dali #signpainting #signwriting #DaliTheatreMuseum #rótulo #rotulista

@litherland Within the realm of #signpainting, unions have had an important role in professional development, quality control, health and safety, working conditions, and pay. However, I have not done a lot of research and will follow replies to your post with interest.

My hunch is that today, it is considered less important to be 'union' compared to even quite recent history.

The story of the relevant union in that field can be found here: https://www.iupat.org/about-us/our-history/

An old facade advertisement in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen

#GhostSign #GhostSigns #Frederiksberg #TypographyInTheWild #SignPainting #Mural

I had the honor of visiting St. Hieronymous Press today (RIP David Goines). Spotted these two signs (above and below STOP) and knew instantly it was Downer.

#SignPainting #DavidGoines #JohnDowner https://flic.kr/p/2oUWjAz

Nice S on the asphalt in a parking lot. Never seen one quite like this, especially on the road. https://flic.kr/p/2oV2NnY

#Signs #SignPainting

Sign painting class in progress at the Manchester School of Art, c1931.

I love this type of archival #signpainting photo, and am always impressed by the relatively smart attire of those that feature.

This particular scene is somewhat rare, with women present in what is historically a male-dominated trade.

The photo is from the Manchester School of Art Archive, part of the Manchester Metropolitan University special collections: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/special-collections-museum/collections/manchester-school-of-art-archive

#signwriting #manchester #1930s

"To be frank, it’s just a better product. Hand painted looks better – it’s got character, it’s got soul."

Quote from the interview with Smart Casual Signs, talking about #signpainting and #gilding in Perth, Western Australia: https://perthisok.com/eat-drink/foodie-feasts-and-family-fun-in-broome-shinju-matsuri-returns-this-august/

Photo: Sargon Studios at Bosuns Barbershop in Fremantle.

Thank you, Mr. Clark, for hiring a good painter for this handsome, understated sign many years ago. Thank you, whoever occupies this building now, for keeping it up and in good repair. What a script.

The property is now for sale. Let’s see if the sign survives. #SignPainting #Signs #Scripts #Lettering https://flic.kr/p/2oTV63f

@whatshisays 🙋‍♂️ Not traditional art, but traditional, and contemporary, #signpainting in BLAG: https://bl.ag/

In a little test of #mastodon / #fediverse wisdom, does anyone know anything about the origins/process of taking one's own life "by means of a tongue"?

Here is the end of a piece of 1907 British advertising for a #signwriting book that contains the following line:

"Therefore did Jakke in his despair Take his Life by means of a Tinned Tongue."

Any leads/references much appreciated.

#English #language #etymology #phrase #linguistics #signpainting

@scotcampbell Mark Oatis is a true legend, and a wonderful person with it.

This is the #banner that he and his wife Rose produced for the #Letterheads meet in London 2018 (https://bl.ag/londoncalling/), pictured here in Tokyo, 2019 (https://bl.ag/tokyo-letterheads-now-bigger-in-japan/).

It reads:

"Letterheads, Keepers of Our Craft, 1975.
Through practise might mastery each student gain.
Every master through life will a student remain."

#WiseWords #craft #signpainting #signwriting #IOAFS

While working on the Mr Masking book, Pupila got him to paint a full character set in his distinctive style.

If anyone is interested in turning this into a functional #typeface for the benefit of his surviving family then please let me know.

Alternatively, you can contact Alfredo at Pupila directly via the email address given on today's post about Mr Masking and his work: https://bl.ag/the-magic-of-mr-masking-costa-ricas-king-of-tape/

#mrmasking #type #typography #font #signpainting #signwriting #lettering #typedesign

'The Magic of Mr Masking, Costa Rica's King of Tape' is today's despatch from bl.ag online: https://bl.ag/the-magic-of-mr-masking-costa-ricas-king-of-tape/

The feature looks back at the work of Mr Masking (aka Gerardo Picado, RIP) and the typographic vernacular he created in San José.

Thanks to the work of Pupila, a branding and graphic design studio, Mr Masking's legacy lives on in film, print, and photography.

#signpainting #sigwnriting #lettering #type #typographic #typography #sanjose #costarica #maskingtape #mrmasking

Nice to see a bunch of hand-painted work in the August issue of Signs of the Times, available to read online here: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=66068&i=797169&p=28&ver=html5

PS. There's a video about the featured project on the Morton Salk shed in Chicago here: https://bl.ag/the-skys-the-limit-a-chat-with-right-way-signs/

#signpainting #signsofthetimes #signwriting

Little taster of what's coming later to BLAG email subscribers. It's free to sign up via https://bl.ag/free.

#signpainting #signwriting #sanjose #costarica #vernacular #lettering #type