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Tribute to Tony Booth, Commercial Artist for The Beatles
Films

Tribute to Tony Booth, Commercial Artist for The Beatles

Tony Booth's work for Brian Epstein and The Beatles celebrated in BBC documentary and tribute showcard.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Mar 2, 2017 • 3 min read
Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence
Films

Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Feb 1, 2017 • 2 min read
Joby Carter’s Abnormal Letterheads
Events

Joby Carter’s Abnormal Letterheads

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Dec 13, 2016 • 4 min read
Hand-painted lettering that reads 'popped cherries'.
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!

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Dec 6, 2016 • 2 min read
Vintage hand-lettered and illustrated graphic design.
Places

Vienna’s Incredible Sign Painter Museum

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Nov 22, 2016 • 8 min read
Letterheads 2016: Greetings from Amsterdam
Events

Letterheads 2016: Greetings from Amsterdam

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Sep 7, 2016 • 4 min read
Better Letters at the Merchant City Festival
Events

Better Letters at the Merchant City Festival

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Aug 9, 2016 • 4 min read
Hand-painted and illustrated bamboo blind.
Films

Painted Signs in Vietnam

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Mar 18, 2016 • 3 min read
'Let Them Eat Steak' for Beef & Brew
Projects

'Let Them Eat Steak' for Beef & Brew

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Dec 31, 2015 • 1 min read
Man with a Brush: Mike Meyer
Films

Man with a Brush: Mike Meyer

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Dec 18, 2015 • 1 min read
Think of the Obvious, and do the Opposite
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'.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Nov 12, 2015 • 2 min read
Better Letters Circus’ Northeast Tour
Events

Better Letters Circus’ Northeast Tour

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 17, 2015 • 11 min read
Justin Green's Sign Game Cartoons
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.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jun 19, 2015 • 2 min read
Colourful font based on Indian sign painting style.
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.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters May 22, 2015 • 4 min read
Business as Usual Exhibition at The Book Club
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!

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Mar 8, 2015 • 3 min read
Brilliant Signs: "A Passion for Craft"
Films

Brilliant Signs: "A Passion for Craft"

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Dec 31, 2014 • 2 min read
Sign painted in white by hand on a glass window reflecting an orange awning.
Places

Amsterdam Lettering Tour

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 12, 2014 • 5 min read
What the Dickens! The Letterheads in Rochester
Events

What the Dickens! The Letterheads in Rochester

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

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Sep 8, 2014 • 6 min read
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