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New(ish) at bl.ag online, ‘What’s Inside Issue 09 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)?’, with my guided tour of the articles and features that fill the 80 advertising-free pages of our latest adventures in sign painting:
https://bl.ag/whats-inside-issue-09-of-blag-better-letters-magazine/
As always, the designers at UTILE have reworked the masthead/logotype with reference to the cover photo, hence my new profile pic — ’tis the season for chrome I guess.
Tomorrow I’ll be sharing lots of bonus content in this issue’s digital companion, most of which is exclusive to the paid members around the world that keep BLAG running and free of all that pesky advertising.
You too can be one of those good folks by signing up at https://bl.ag/join 😊
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Tomorrow, email newsletter subscribers will get a look inside the latest issue of BLAG.
Content warning: there's lots of chrome and orange, as can be seen now on the home page: https://bl.ag.
To get my free emails, and/or to sign up for the print magazine itself, visit https://bl.ag/join.
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New blog post: "Blogroll & Button Wall & Small Redesign"
https://wolfgirl.dev/blog/2026-06-30-blogroll-button-wall-small-redesign/
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A new spine added to the growing collection. The total pagination across these nine issues is now 720 and I can't wait to see BLAG 09 start landing across the globe from early July.
Sign up via https://bl.ag/join to get yours, or save $20 and get a double first delivery with the special offer here: https://bl.ag/09special.
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Should I stick (first option) or twist (second) with the second part of the slogan/strapline for BLAG, i.e.
1. BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture.
2. BLAG Magazine: The Antithesis of Slop*.
*This came to me this morning while talking about the magazine with The Life of Letters podcast (https://www.lauraletterslife.com/the-life-of-letters-podcast) and pondering what the future holds for the sign painting craft in the age of generative AI.
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Neat new feature from Ghost: gift subscriptions.
Give the gift of BLAG for a chosen period of time and get a custom link for your recipient to start enjoying the adventures in sign painting:
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It’s layout and proofing time for the next issue, BLAG 09.
I’m now happy that I numbered them 01, 02, 03, etc, as issue 10 is already in the works, and the system will keep me going well into my 90s at the current rate of two per year.
If you’re not subscribed, then my profile has a special follower offer, or the Printer plan is a cheaper option for just the print magazine: https://bl.ag/join. New members get issue 08 (https://bl.ag/08) sent straight away.
For all back issues, visit https://bl.ag/backissues.
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[Edit: Sold. Check out all the other back issues and books at https://bl.ag/shop.]
I'm down to my last 'BLAG Back Issues Bundle' which contains issues, 03, 05, 06, and 07, the Letterheads special. for £80 with shipping to anywhere in the world included:
https://shop.bl.ag/products/blag-back-issues-bundle
Issue 05 (https://bl.ag/05) is the one that's down to a single issue, so once this is gone, it's gone and I'll probably do another bundle with the other three which can all be bought individually.
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Reminder that details of all eight issues to date, including six in digital form, can be found at https://bl.ag/backissues.
If you are interested in getting all those currently available for sale, then there are just two discounted bundles left in the online shop at https://bl.ag/shop.
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One of the main BLAG 08 (https://bl.ag/08) features examines the changes in Hong Kong’s renowned signscape through the eyes of Henry Steiner, nearly 60 years after his 1966 essay on the subject.
The piece was written by Billy Potts (https://www.handsomeco.com) and his contributor copies arrived in Hong Kong this week. Here's Henry checking it out for the first time, and Billy wrote to me to say:
"Henry says, 'That's pretty good. Nice.' That's about the highest praise you could get from Henry and you* got it."
*Should be 'we', but I'm honoured either way!
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New blog post: "NEW BLOG ENGINE WORKING!!"
https://wolfgirl.dev/blog/2026-04-13-new-blog-engine-working-/
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Following a recent stock take, I’m discounting all back issues in the BLAG shop to clear the few remaining copies of BLAG 03 and BLAG 05.
Once they’re gone, they’re gone, just like issues 01*, 02 and 04.
*BLAG 01 is now free for all to view on the dedicated back issues page, where paid members can also access digital copies of issues 02–06: https://bl.ag/blag-better-letters-magazine-back-issues/.
#BLAG #Magazines #SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Discounts
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PS. Anderson mentions Francois and Vincent's work on 'The French Despatch' in the video. That project was one of the features in the first ever issue of BLAG.
I've made that issue free to read towards the bottom of https://bl.ag/backissues, so I hope you enjoy learning more about the work they did on the film.
#BLAG #BetterLetters #Magazine #Filmmaking #SetDesign #ScenicArt
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Hej ludzie, czy Plume spadło z rowerka?
Pomyślałam, żeby przenieść bloga w googlowego Bloggera na jakąś fajniejszą platformę zanim ogarnę swój serwer czy coś. Szklana kula zaproponowała Plume, ale Bad Gateway.
W poleceniach miałam też write.as, ale strona też rzuca błędami...
Polecicie coś?
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It’s just over six months until Amsterdam Letterheads 28–30 August so I recommend checking out my report from the last one (https://bl.ag/letterheads-2016-greetings-from-amsterdam/) in case you want to get involved.
In the meantime, I'm hosting my regular online event to coincide with the publication of the latest issue of the magazine. BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 08 is taking place on Saturday, 25 April, with the usual mix of talks, interviews, studio visits and demonstrations.
🧵 3/
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New at bl.ag online, ‘The BLAG 08 Digital Companion’, with scores of photos and links to enjoy while reading Issue 08 of the magazine.
https://bl.ag/the-blag-08-digital-companion/
I’ve done these ‘bonus content’ posts since the second issue and they're all linked from htttps://bl.ag/backissues.
Pictured is a detail from an illustration of the painting room at New York Trade Schools, where ‘Ye Olde Sign Shoppe’ B.S. Rearick graduated from in 1891.
#BLAG #BetterLetters Magazine #SignPainting
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With the arrival of BLAG 08 (https://bl.ag/08) I now have enough issues to create a neat 4 × 2 grid of covers.
So here it is by way of a little celebration of reaching this point after four years’ work.
For information about each of these, including some you can read online, please visit https://bl.ag/backissues. And to buy those still available in hard copy, visit https://shop.bl.ag.
Boosts appreciated 😊
#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #BLAG #BetterLetters #Magazines #Boost
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New blog post: "I Improved My Blog Drafting Setup And So Can You"
https://wolfgirl.dev/blog/2026-01-23-i-improved-my-blog-drafting-setup-and-so-can-you/
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New at bl.ag online, ‘What's Inside Issue 08 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine?’:
https://bl.ag/whats-inside-issue-08-of-blag-better-letters-magazine/
Don’t forget that fediverse folk can get a discounted first year with BLAG using https://bl.ag/md20, the perfect way to kick off your adventures in sign painting.
#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #BLAG #BetterLetters #Magazine
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Here's a little bargain to help me clear some space on the shelf for the incoming issue:
Four copies of BLAG (03, 05, 06, and 07) with shipping anywhere in the world for £80 (around $110). NB. 01, 02, and 04 are already sold out.
https://shop.bl.ag/products/blag-back-issues-bundle
I've only got enough in stock for seven bundles, so grab them while you can.
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You've got mail! It's collection day at the printer for the latest instalment of our adventures in sign painting with BLAG. Issue 08 will start landing with subscribers in January: https://bl.ag/join.
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I guess that makes it proof reading day: BLAG 08 incoming.
Check out the previous seven at https://bl.ag/backissues
#BLAG #BetterLetters #Magazines #SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering
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Regular readers/followers will recognise the photo above from the cover of BLAG 02 (https://bl.ag/02).
This was one of the features in that issue (Winter 2022), which is no longer available in print, but can be read digitally on the back issues page of the website:
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I should add that the vast majority of products in my online shop are not affected by this; just the two or three books/back issues that I ship personally from Spain.
I've updated all my shipping options and, as a little incentive to fediverse folk to go buy something, this link will apply a 10% discount on all publications until this time next week.
https://shop.bl.ag/discount/FV10
Alternatively use the code FV10.
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Steven Heller got his latest BLAG / IOAFS:
https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-a-sign-that-handmade-signs-are-not-obsolete/
Previously featured here: https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-more-signs-more-lettering/
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And a periodic reminder that I have an online shop with four different back issues of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) available in addition to lots of cool books about sign painting, signs, and lettering.
PS. Members get a 10% discount in the shop, so sign up if you're going to have a little spree 😊
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Natalie also took a series of portraits of guests at the event, including this one of yours truly with BLAG 07 (https://bl.ag/07/) in hand 😍
Check out the others from the series at the end of this post: https://bl.ag/letterheads-50-28-days-later/.
#SamRoberts #BLAG #BetterLetters #Magazine #PrintIsntDead #Portrait #Photography
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Blagging it for Letterheads 50 at the American Sign Museum last month.
A full report from this historic event should follow this week, but in the meantime, thank you Yao Yao for this photo of me at my booth.
PS. BLAG back issues here: https://bl.ag/backissues
