#signwriting — Public Fediverse posts

Here’s an ampersand for World Ampersand Day, painted by Brian Walker (RIP), the subject of a short film I made last year with Irene Chirita.

I’ve now made the film, ‘When Better Letters Met Brian Walker’, and lots of Brian’s work free for all to enjoy via the @[email protected] site here:

https://bl.ag/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker/

And here is the link to the @[email protected] Peertube page for the film, also publicly viewable now:

https://video.bl.ag/w/xhrG4omsRFv7yMfM7HPFMb

#SignPainting #SignPainters #Signwriting #Signwriters #Hackney #London #ShortFilm #Ampersand #WorldAmpersandDay

Back in stock for EU and UK customers, plus a few international destinations: 'Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painter Alphabets' from @letterformarchive

https://shop.bl.ag/products/lettres-decoratives

There's more about the book in this recent bl.ag online review:

https://bl.ag/lettres-decoratives-and-the-history-of-french-sign-painting/

#SignPainting #Enseignes #Signwriting #Books #LetterformArchive

Thank you to @letterformarchive for hosting yesterday’s Salon event with Morgane Côme and yours truly.

Working at incredible speed while we slept, the archive has published the recording online already. All 85 minutes can now be viewed here:

https://letterformarchive.org/shop/salon-series-56-the-history-and-craft-of-french-sign-painting/

The book itself is such a treat and I highly recommend North American customers ordering a copy directly from Letterform Archive:

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

Those in Europe/elsewhere can compare shipping prices with those in the BLAG shop, which is a great alternative to other online retailers 😊:

https://shop.bl.ag/products/lettres-decoratives

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Enseignes #LetterformArchive #Lettering #LettresDecoratives #Books

A couple of weeks ago I published my periodic ‘worldwide events roundup’ (get them in your inbox via https://bl.ag/join).

This little thread is to share some highlights, starting with next week’s @letterformarchive Salon with Morgane Côme, author of the new Lettres Décoratives book, and yours truly.

It’s free and online on Wednesday, 25 February.

https://letterformarchive.org/shop/salon-series-56-the-history-and-craft-of-french-sign-painting/

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#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #LetterformArchive #Events #France

"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