#signwriters — Public Fediverse posts

New at bl.ag online, ‘William Gilpin: Signwriter of Ulverston’, with a reproduction of Tony Lewery’s 2016 article describing one man’s contribution to the character of a Cumbrian town.

https://bl.ag/william-gilpin-signwriter-of-ulverston/

With thanks to Tony Lewery and Forum editor John Neilson for their kind permission to share this wonderful piece with BLAG readers. Forum 31 with the original is available in the Letter Exchange shop:

https://letterexchange.org/shop/forum-journal/forum-31

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Ulverston #Cumbria #SignPainters #Signwriters

New at bl.ag online, ‘Brendan Mooney: Memories of a Signwriter’, with a charming short biopic about this retired signwriter from Birr, County Offaly, Ireland.

https://bl.ag/brendan-mooney-memories-of-a-signwriter/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #Birr #Offaly #ShortFilms

I am helping the organisers of this year's Amsterdam Letterheads: “Sea Level” with their email updates.

If you'd like to receive these, then the dedicated event newsletter/mailing list can be joined via this link:

https://bl.ag/#/portal/account/newsletters

Here's a report from their 2016 meet for a taste of what to expect in the Netherlands this August:

https://bl.ag/letterheads-2016-greetings-from-amsterdam/

#Letterheads #SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Lettering #Signwriters #Amsterdam #IOAFS

“The end of every letter has what’s called a terminus, and the interesting thing about road signs is that Highway Gothic* has a terminus on an angle, which is tricky to paint.” — Ray ‘Moondog’ Polotnianka on cutting his teeth painting Australian highway signs:

https://www.indailysa.com.au/salife/people-and-places/2026/01/08/meet-the-man-behind-this-dying-artform

Based in Adelaide, his website is here: https://moondog.net.au.

*Highway Gothic on @FontsInUse: https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/20992/highway-gothic

#Signwriting #Signwriters #SignPainting #SignPainters #Adelaide

New at bl.ag online, 'Getting Into It Again in 2026', with another six sign painters sharing their journeys into the trade and their advice for those just starting out:

https://bl.ag/getting-into-it-again-in-2026/

This is the latest in a series of 'Getting Into It' pieces, with all of them available via https://bl.ag/tag/getting-into-it/.

#SignPainting #SignPainters #Signwriting #Signwriters

New(ish) at bl.ag online, 'When ‘Hand-Painted Jamaica’ Met Bug Art Sav', profiling the Jamaican sign painter keeping the island’s traditions alive.

https://bl.ag/when-hand-painted-jamaica-met-bug-art-sav/

PS. Bug's GoFundMe following Hurricane Melissa is less than $250 away from its goal so please contribute here:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-bugs-recovery-after-hurricane-melissa

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Jamaica #Dancehall #SignPainters #Signwriters

New at bl.ag online, 'Chain Letter: Meghan McDermott', with the story of how Vanessa Power's Dublin mural guided Meghan towards her chosen career of sign painting.

https://bl.ag/chain-letter-meghan-mcdermott/

PS. This is the eighth 'Chain Letter' in the series: https://bl.ag/tag/chainletter/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #ChainLetter #Dublin #Mural #MeAulFlower

New at bl.ag online, 'Chain Letter: Meghan McDermott', with the story of how Vanessa Power's Dublin mural guided Meghan towards her chosen career of sign painting.

https://bl.ag/chain-letter-meghan-mcdermott/

PS. This is the eighth 'Chain Letter' in the series: https://bl.ag/tag/chainletter/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #ChainLetter #Dublin #Mural #MeAulFlower

New at bl.ag online, 'Chain Letter: Meghan McDermott', with the story of how Vanessa Power's Dublin mural guided Meghan towards her chosen career of sign painting.

https://bl.ag/chain-letter-meghan-mcdermott/

PS. This is the eighth 'Chain Letter' in the series: https://bl.ag/tag/chainletter/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #ChainLetter #Dublin #Mural #MeAulFlower

New at bl.ag online, 'Chain Letter: Meghan McDermott', with the story of how Vanessa Power's Dublin mural guided Meghan towards her chosen career of sign painting.

https://bl.ag/chain-letter-meghan-mcdermott/

PS. This is the eighth 'Chain Letter' in the series: https://bl.ag/tag/chainletter/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #ChainLetter #Dublin #Mural #MeAulFlower

New at bl.ag online, 'Chain Letter: Meghan McDermott', with the story of how Vanessa Power's Dublin mural guided Meghan towards her chosen career of sign painting.

https://bl.ag/chain-letter-meghan-mcdermott/

PS. This is the eighth 'Chain Letter' in the series: https://bl.ag/tag/chainletter/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #ChainLetter #Dublin #Mural #MeAulFlower

Goodness gracious me, it's actually a real book, with an introductory essay from the wonderful Morgane Côme.

This one from @letterformarchive looks spectacular and I can't wait to get my hands on it.

Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets

https://letterformarchive.org/shop/lettres-decoratives/

PS. Some of this stuff appeared in a small segment in BLAG 02 (https://bl.ag/02) but this book is next level.

#SignPainting #SignPainters #Enseignes #Signwriters #Signwriting #France #Alphabets

I've just heard from sign painter Bug Sav Art in Jamaica who has taken a big hit from Hurricane Melissa.

A friend of his has started a fundraiser as he looks to recover his business, so please donate and/or boost:

https://gofund.me/6c68243b7

Pictured is Bug's 'Wise Words' contribution to the first ever issue of BLAG: https://bl.ag/01.

#SignPainters #Signwriters #Jamaica #HurricaneMelissa #Novennber

New at bl.ag online, 'Renegade Writing: London’s Faux Fascias', where we meet This Is My Costume and learn about their decade-long initiative refashioning abandoned shops.

https://bl.ag/renegade-writing-londons-faux-fascias/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #London #Signs #Shopfronts

I don't usually share these outside of the free mailing list, but I'm breaking from tradition to give this Friday's free online premiere of When Better Letters Met Brian Walker a plug:

https://bl.ag/email/0291bbc9-44b1-4c4a-9685-491a2f74cb27/

#SignPainting #Films #Screenings #Events #Exhibitions #Signwriters #SignPainters #Signwriting

"Handmade signs will make people feel close and real, and at the same time, each artist will convey their own spirit, depending on the painting technique. I think that is the reason why many people still choose to use handmade billboards instead of electronic billboards."

Quote from Mr. Nguyen Xuan Bich, owner of the Ngoc Bich sign painting shop in Vietname, profiled here:

https://www.vietnam.vn/en/khong-chi-la-muu-sinh

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #Vietname

New(ish) at bl.ag online, 'Letterheads 50: 28 Days Later', in which I try to make sense of what happened at the American Sign Museum in June through the lens of photographer Natalie Grilli.

https://bl.ag/letterheads-50-28-days-later/

See if you can find me in this huge group shot that Natalie stitched together after shooting a bunch of pictures from up a ladder...

#SignPainting #Letterheads #SignPainters #Signwriting #Signwriters #Lettering #Craft #AmericanSignMuseum

I'm getting very excited about the premiere of our short film, 'When Better Letters Met Brian Walker'.

For those that we can, we hope you'll join us for an informal evening celebrating Brian's life and work as a signwriter.

Tue, 29 July

6:30pm for a 7pm start

Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, E9 6DF

Please find further details at https://bl.ag/brian/

And tell your friends!

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #ChatsPalace #Hackney #Homerton #Clapton #London

I got interviewed for a podcast, and you can listen from about 22 minutes here: https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-stack/653/

My segment lasts about 12 minutes and I talk about BLAG, what I'm doing with the magazine, the community that is forming around it, and the wider world of the Letterheads.

Thank you to Mae-Li Evans and Monocle for inviting me to be a part of it.

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #Lettering #Podcast #Letterheads #FileteadoPorteño

Not sure of #TBT (throwback thursday) is a thing on mastodon/the fediverse, but here's a throwback to four years ago today when I hosted the 24-hour marathon that was Lockdown Letterheads:

https://bl.ag/lockdown/

#SignPainting #SignPainters #signwriting #signwriters #lockdown #ioafs

@gaelchlo Are you familiar with the work of Kevin Freeney?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gentlemanofletters/albums

He is one of the #signwriters profiled in the #signwriting chapter of Dublin's Vanishing Craftsman by Kevin Corrigan Kearns.

https://archive.org/details/dublinsvanishing00kear

(Only learned writing this reply that @internetarchive has the book in their collection.)

#signwriter #signpainter #signpainters #signpainting