Better Letters

Events

Lockdown Letterheads

Lockdown Letterheads, online sign painting and lettering event, hosted by Better Letters, 6–7 June 2020.

Films

When Better Letters Met Stan Wilkinson

Biopic about signwriter and fairground artist Stan Wilkinson, known for his work at Carters Steam Fair.

History

Football’s Awesome Tifos

The story of the huge hand-painted banners created by football fans around the world, aka 'Tifos'.

Learning

New Sign Painting Brushes of Note

A.S. Handover's synthetic sable Series K chisel-edge writers, and the 'Snapper' quill from Mike Meyer.

People

Men of Letters Tony Forster & Phill Grimshaw

Work of Tony Forster ('The Herb Lubalin of England') and Phill Grimshaw celebrated in Bolton exhibition.

People

Tracey Thorne’s Hand-Painted Jamaica

Tracey Thorne introduces the Jamaican sign painting scene, and some of the sign painters working there.

Projects

Chicago Style by Nike

Frisso creates an alphabet, logotypes, showcards, and 'manifestos' for Nike's Chicago Style campaign.

Events

Baptized By Beefcake at Poster House

Bold, and sometimes terrifying, hand-painted African film posters at exhibitions in New York and London.

Projects

Archie’s Artsy Alphabet, Now at Tate

Artist and sign painter Archie Proudfoot designs art-inspired series of alphabet mugs for Tate Gallery.

Books

Arcade Game Typography

Toshi Omagari talks about the development of his Arcade Game Typography book, and the alphabets inside.

Books

Eleanor Crow’s Brushes with London’s Shopfronts

Eleanor Crow captures London's historic shopfronts in watercolour, and now they're published in a book.

Films

Meet Josef Samuel, Vienna’s Last Signpainter

Short biopic about Josef Samuel, fourth-generation Viennese sign painter, and his sign painting museum.

History

The ‘Red List’ of Heritage Crafts

Lettering and sign crafts, some viable, some 'endangered', according to the Heritage Crafts Association.

Events

Letters out on the Tiles in London

A chat with Hana Whaler and Jake Tyler about their work on Tactile and the Alphabetics Anonymous team.

Books

A Love Letter to Amsterdam’s Curly Letter

Book about Amsterdam's 'curly letter' is an informative and visually rich guide to the vernacular style.

People

‘Recovered Letters’ from Juan Nava

Spanish graphic designer Juan Nava recreates lettering on old signs in his 'Letras Recuperadas' project.

Events

Festival of Writing at the British Library

British Library exhibition on writing, through the history and practise of 30 different writing systems.

Events

Tokyo Letterheads: Now Bigger in Japan

Review of Tokyo Letterheads, Asia's first international meet, hosted by Peter Liedberg, aka Letter Boy.