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.
Books Discover Denmark’s Signs with Jakob Engberg A look inside the visually inspiring Danske Skilte (Danish Signs) by Copenhagen Signs' Jakob Engberg.
History Signwriting & Type’s Enduring Relationship Type Tasting's Sarah Hyndman on the recurring role of signwriting in the development of typefaces.
History ‘Tickets’ and the French Sign Painter in London 'Tickets' and his sign painting partner are trying to make ends meet in London's sign game in the 1870s.
Books The ‘Brush Master’ of Indianapolis New Half Letter Press book profiling work of Indianapolis sign painter Jasper Travis, aka Brush Master.
History A Curtain Call for the Theatre Advertising of Old Theatre curtain from Ludlow, Massachusetts hosts a time capsule of c.1920s hand-painted advertisements.
Places Opening the Digital Doors to Letterform Archive Letterform Archive's free, searchable online collection that includes a wealth of lettering inspiration.
Events Carters’ Collective Letterheads Sign painting in the sun at Joby Carter's Collective Letterheads in Carters Steam Fair yard.
