Learning From Initial Contact to Signed Contract How to successfully manage the process from client enquiry to getting the sign/mural/lettering job.
Places Rótulos of Cuauhtémoc: The Whitewashing of Vernacular Signs in Mexico City The food stalls in Cuauhtémoc are having their hand-painted signs erased by order of the mayor.
People Sign Painting on the Small Screen in Ireland Illustrator Holly Pereira presents Irish TV show featuring sign painting, among other other crafts.
History Ye Olde Sign Shoppe: Smeed's Smart Signs The story of Smeed's Smart Signs in Herne Bay, Kent, and its surviving gilded glass shopfront.
Learning The Secrets of Dapper Signs' Faux Neon Effect Dapper Signs' guide to creating faux neon lettering using sign painting and airbrush techniques.
People Chain Letter: Alex May Hughes Sign painter, glass gilder, and Simpsons fanatic Alex May Hughes shares lettering that has inspired her.
Events Online Exhibits at the Lettering Arts Trust Free virtual tours of Lettering Arts Centre exhibitions, and the work of the Lettering Arts Trust.
Books Issue 01 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) is Here A look inside Issue 01 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine): Adventures in Sign Painting.
Projects Sign Painting on Newcastle Pub Scoops Design Award New hand-painted signs for Swarley's in Newcastle-upon-Tyne given Lord Mayor's design award.
Films Face in the Sky (1933) Video of Face in the Sky (1933), the adventures of two traveling sign painters who find an unexpected passenger in their van.
Books Inspiration from Brazil’s Tupigrafia Magazine Inspiring anthology from Brazil's Tupigrafia magazine, with topics from Amazonian boat signs to Art Deco magazine covers.
Learning Pricing Sign Painting Work Approaches to pricing sign painting work and a simple online calculator to develop a basic hourly rate for use when quoting jobs.
People Juan 'el Petudo': Sign Painting King of La Palma Barely known outside of the Canary Islands, Juan Santana Martin was a renowned local sign painter, leaving a lasting legacy.
Projects Denver's Home Run: It’s Outta Here! Mark Oatis' account of the processes and techniques used to paint a faux-aged mural sign in Denver.
Places Sign Painter Kits at the American Sign Museum Sign painter kits on show at the American Sign Museum, including a new late-19th century acquisition.
Learning Sharpen Your Typographic Eye with Martina Flor Martina Flor's free Letter Hunters course will sharpen your typographic eye and improve your lettering.
Books Getting Graphic with The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Inside the sign- and lettering-packed graphic adaptation of 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists'.
History Art Deco Inspiration to "Modernize Main Street" Art Deco sign and lettering inspiration from 1935 architectural competition, "Modernize Main Street".