BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 05
BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 05 happened on Saturday, 9 November, and the sessions are detailed below. Recordings will be shared at a later date via the mailing list.
Sessions
Welcome
Sam Roberts welcomes you to BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 05, and shares a sneak preview of BLAG 06 which ships exclusively to members in December/January.
Interowriting: What Writing Is and Can Be
BLAG columnist Alice Mazzilli challenges the idea of 'bad' handwriting, and frames this within her Interowriting concept.
Alice Mazzilli / @alicemazzilli
Through the Streets of London
Nayab Ahmed takes us deeper into her adventures in ghost signs, and how psychogeography helps us understand the ways we relate to them as individuals and communities.
Nayab Ahmed / @nayab.jpg
Sthlm Signs x Lolo Co.
Henrik and Pontus from Sthlm Signs walk through their recent large-scale sign and scenery work for Lolo Co.'s office, giving insights into the process from inspiration to execution. There might also be a peek inside the duo's studio next door...
In Conversation with Derek McDonald
Hear more from Derek McDonald who was profiled in Jenna Homen's latest 'Shop Talk' column, and is now once again full time at Golden West Sign Arts.
Derek McDonald / @goldenwestsignarts
Signs Outside the Box
Jess Marsh Wissemann shares a selection of projects where she has thought outside the box and taken her sign designs in new directions. Her People's Pint fascia and swing sign from BLAG 05 is one of these, and features alongside others where she has got creative with shapes, dimensions, and the use of novel materials.
Jess Marsh Wissemann / @hiredhandsigns
Still Loving It: Noel B. Weber
Noel B. Weber takes us inside his studio to share his love for letters and where his 50-year career has taken him. This will include a look at some of the finished pieces that came about from sketches in A Sign Painter's Sketch Book.
Looking forward to Letterheads 50
With the dates for Letterheads 50 at the American Sign Museum now released (20–22 June), Noel B. Weber looks forward to the event as one of the movement's original founders.
The Dapper Signs Blog and RSS Feeds
Through the lens of the late Dapper Signs' blog, BLAG editor Sam Roberts shares his thoughts on how the simple underlying technology of RSS offers an alternative way to follow eachother outside of mainstream social media.
A Life on the Brush
Roger Warsop grew up with signwriting, and in this interview he'll talk about his experience of learning the craft in Australia, defying the advance of printing technology, hosting the recent Letterheads meet, and his thoughts on the future of hand painted signs.
Roger Warsop / @retrolinesigns
Michael Doret: The Lettering & The Process
Stephen Coles introduces the prolific and diverse output of Michael Doret, with a focus on his process and what makes him an interesting lettering artist. This is illustrated with numerous sketches, inked drawings, and final artwork drawn from Letterform Archive's new Alphabet City book.
Stephen Coles, Letterform Archive / @letterformarchive
The Horses of Fileteado
BLAG columnist Gustavo Ferrari expands on his how-to for painting the horses of Fileteado Porteño
Gustavo Ferrari / @ferrarifileteados
Recordings
Recordings from BLAG Meet events are made available where presenters give permission, so the only way to be sure of seeing a session is to attend live.
Here are the recordings from previous events.
Better Letters
Better Letters
Better Letters
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