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Woman in a studio holding a hand-painted showcard.
Films

When Better Letters Met Barbara Enright

Award-winning biopic about the life and work of Australian showcard and ticket writer Barbara Enright.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Mar 16, 2021 • 3 min read
Neon Speaks Keeps Burning Online
Films

Neon Speaks Keeps Burning Online

Neon by Eric Bednarski is a documentary film about the legacy of neon signs in Warsaw, Poland.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 12, 2020 • 1 min read
Street Signs of All Kinds in London
Books

Street Signs of All Kinds in London

Review of Alistair Hall's book, 'London Street Signs: A visual history of London’s street nameplates'.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 1, 2020 • 5 min read
The Pre-Vinylettes’ Suffragette Centennial
Events

The Pre-Vinylettes’ Suffragette Centennial

The Pre-Vinylettes' Suffragette Centennial sign painting show marks 100 years of American women voting.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Sep 24, 2020 • 3 min read
Early is on Time for Colossal Media
Projects

Early is on Time for Colossal Media

Alphabetics Anonymous create a bespoke reverse-glass piece as a gift to Colossal Media in New York.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Sep 11, 2020 • 3 min read
Hand-lettered artwork reading 'Letterheads Lockdown, June 6–7 2020' alongside an illustration of a padlock and keys.
Events

Lockdown Letterheads

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jun 8, 2020 • 4 min read
Film banner with photo of fairground horses, title, and laurels from awards.
Films

When Better Letters Met Stan Wilkinson

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Apr 24, 2020 • 6 min read
Football’s Awesome Tifos
History

Football’s Awesome Tifos

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Feb 25, 2020 • 3 min read
New Sign Painting Brushes of Note
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.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Feb 21, 2020 • 2 min read
Men of Letters Tony Forster & Phill Grimshaw
People

Men of Letters Tony Forster & Phill Grimshaw

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Feb 3, 2020 • 5 min read
Tracey Thorne’s Hand-Painted Jamaica
People

Tracey Thorne’s Hand-Painted Jamaica

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jan 9, 2020 • 6 min read
Chicago Style by Nike
Projects

Chicago Style by Nike

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jan 3, 2020 • 2 min read
Baptized By Beefcake at Poster House
Events

Baptized By Beefcake at Poster House

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Dec 20, 2019 • 3 min read
Archie’s Artsy Alphabet, Now at Tate
Projects

Archie’s Artsy Alphabet, Now at Tate

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 30, 2019 • 3 min read
Arcade Game Typography
Books

Arcade Game Typography

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 18, 2019 • 5 min read
Eleanor Crow’s Brushes with London’s Shopfronts
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.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 4, 2019 • 6 min read
Gold lettering on a black background.
Films

Meet Josef Samuel, Vienna’s Last Signpainter

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Sep 11, 2019 • 2 min read
The ‘Red List’ of Heritage Crafts
History

The ‘Red List’ of Heritage Crafts

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jun 10, 2019 • 4 min read
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