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PS. Another plug for this incredible programme of events across France to celebrate the book's publication:

https://morganec.fr/festival

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Enseignes #France

Yesterday I touched down in Amsterdam for the Letterheads meet that starts this evening.

My first job was to head over to this shop/storage space in the centre of the city, home to a collection of over 100 of these impactful signs.

They're painted on what seems to be stretched cheese cloth and are largely generic sale signs; closing down, winter, summer etc.

Shops would (and in some cases still do) lease them for external display, and they apparently trigger nostalgia in locals of my age (late 40s) and over.

Yesterday we selected about 10 for display at the event, and on Saturday there will be a presentation from Misha, daughter of the sign painter that produced them.

#Signs #SignPainting #Signwriting #Amsterdam

I’m on a podcast, talking about BLAG, books, and the joy of print: https://the-life-of-letters.castos.com/episodes/celebrating-letters-with-blag-magazine

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Publishing #Books #Magazines #LifeOfLetters

‘Back to His Roots: David Mearns Gets Back on the Brush at 50’ — my latest column for Signlink:

https://www.signlink.co.uk/specials/back-to-his-roots-david-mearns-gets-back-on-the-brush-at-50/

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #Signlink

If you're in/around Amsterdam next week, then the international Letterheads event, hosted by Amsterdam Signpainters, will have an 'open doors' component from about midday on Sunday, 30 August:

https://www.amsterdamsignpainters.nl/program/

If you're curious to see what one of these events is all about, then this is the perfect opportunity. I'll also be there, gradually winding down my table of books and magazines, so don't be shy.

Likewise, feel free to ask me anything about Letterheads here. (I've also posted a lot about the movement via @sam over the years: https://bl.ag/tag/letterheads/.)

Amsterdam Sea Level Letterheads artwork by Dave Correll: https://www.instagram.com/davecorrellbrushwork/.

#Letterheads #IOAFS #SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Amsterdam

Massive announcement for anyone in/travelling to France in the Autumn/early Winter: Morgane Côme is going on tour with events galore to mark the publication of her latest book.

https://morganec.fr/festival

I'm desperately seeing if I can get to either the Paris or Lyon events, but this entire programme is incredible so go check it out.

#SignPainting #Signwriting #France #Books #Events

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 😊

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #BLAG #Magazines

This is the last workshop from John King for 2026 and his classes come highly recommended for anyone that's just starting out with sign painting.

https://johnkingletterart.com/products/introduction-to-sign-painting-workshop-sept-26th-27th-2026

If you're not in Los Angeles and interested in sign painting workshops, I run through some people and places offering these (including online) at https://bl.ag/learn.

My regular Worldwide Events Roundup emails offer a more dynamic listings service. You can sign up for those at https://bl.ag/join.

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Workshops #LosAngeles

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