Better Letters

Films

Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence

Feature-length documentary film by Roger Gastman about the emergence of graffiti in the 1960s and 1970s.

Events

Joby Carter’s Abnormal Letterheads

Joby Carter hosts (and attends) his first ever Letterheads, with sign painters from around the world.

Projects

Not Nice from A Large Evil Corporation

Popped cherries, humongous melons, giant nut sacks and smoked joints on Mike Meyer's showcards for Coy!

Places

Vienna’s Incredible Sign Painter Museum

Antique painted signs, sign books and a rabbit's foot at the Schildermalermuseum (Sign Painter Museum).

Events

Letterheads 2016: Greetings from Amsterdam

International Letterheads meet in Amsterdam featuring Heineken brewery mural, window splashes, and more.

Events

Better Letters at the Merchant City Festival

Glasgow hosts a sign painting workshop, Letterheads, typographic pub crawl and painted Indian sign art.

Films

Painted Signs in Vietnam

Short film about a Vietnamese sign painting veteran and photos of hand-painted signs across the country.

Projects

'Let Them Eat Steak' for Beef & Brew

Better Letters worked with Utile Studio to create two custom mural artworks for restaurant Beef & Brew.

Films

Man with a Brush: Mike Meyer

Biopic of American sign painter Mike Meyer, filmed, directed, and produced by Dimension 2.

Projects

Think of the Obvious, and do the Opposite

Paint then print, as Mike Meyer creates a screen print, 'Think of the Obvious, and do the Opposite'.

Events

Better Letters Circus’ Northeast Tour

After Letterheads 40 at the American Sign Museum, Better Letters head East on the original circus tour.

Books

Justin Green's Sign Game Cartoons

Justin Green's Sign Game cartoons offer a humorous and left-field take on signs and sign painting.

Projects

Fonts for Good and Flamboyant Indian Alphabet References

Projects in India and Barcelona support sign painters and the homeless through input into font designs.

Events

Business as Usual Exhibition at The Book Club

Tongue-in-cheek show of amusing and smutty painted signs of all kinds—anything but business as usual!

Films

Brilliant Signs: "A Passion for Craft"

Creative Review's 'Passion for Craft' film about Brilliant Signs, and their Better Letters projects.

Places

Amsterdam Lettering Tour

Taking a tour of Amsterdam's hand-crafted lettering, signs and ghost signs with local Edd.

Events

What the Dickens! The Letterheads in Rochester

The Letterheads gather in Kent, to paint signs, pinstripe and get drunk with host Mick Pollard.

Places

Sign Heaven at Gods Own Junkyard

Neon, bulbs, signwriting and smut fill the inside of East London's incredible Gods Own Junkyard.