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Detail of hand-painted and gilded fairground ride.
People

Stunning Photos of Vintage Fairground Signs by Fred Fowle

Previously unpublished photos and film about legendary fairground artist and signwriter, Fred Fowle.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters May 3, 2018 • 3 min read
Celebrity Signwriters, Past & Present
People

Celebrity Signwriters, Past & Present

Famous people with sign painting connections, including Duke Ellington, Eric Gill and Sylvia Pankhurst.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Mar 28, 2018 • 6 min read
Karl Blaschke: Sign Man of Munich
Books

Karl Blaschke: Sign Man of Munich

Book documenting (and mapping) the life and work of Munich's all-round sign man Karl Blaschke.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Feb 14, 2018 • 3 min read
Brilliant at Las Vegas’ Neon Museum
Places

Brilliant at Las Vegas’ Neon Museum

'Brilliant' at the Neon Museum brings some of Las Vegas' most iconic illuminated signs back to life.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Feb 9, 2018 • 2 min read
What Happens at Mike Meyer’s Workshops?
Events

What Happens at Mike Meyer’s Workshops?

The alphabets and lettering effects that you'll learn on a four-day Mike Meyer sign painting workshop.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jan 11, 2018 • 6 min read
Array of sign painting brushes.
Learning

Introducing the Mack & Meyer Mop

The Mack & Meyer Mop, a synthetic chisel sign painting brush manufactured by Mack Brush for Mike Meyer.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Oct 6, 2017 • 1 min read
The Better Letters Glowing Alphabet Peep Show
Projects

The Better Letters Glowing Alphabet Peep Show

Better Letters' glow-in-the-dark painted alphabet inside a peep show cabinet for London Design Festival.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Sep 15, 2017 • 4 min read
Sign Painters’ Reprise
Films

Sign Painters’ Reprise

Gallery of hand-painted signs for screenings of the Sign Painters movie by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jul 28, 2017 • 2 min read
Faux Ghostsigns for Ballymore
Projects

Faux Ghostsigns for Ballymore

Series of ghosted signs produced by Better Letters for Ballymore's Goodluck Hope development in London.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jul 25, 2017 • 2 min read
When Better Letters Met Cliff Headford
Films

When Better Letters Met Cliff Headford

Short documentary film about retired sign painter Cliff Headford (RIP), including archival photos.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jul 1, 2017 • 5 min read
Man painting a sign board with the date 2016.
Films

Everyone Back to Joby’s

Adrian Harrison's short film about the signs and sign painting at Joby Carter's Abnormal Letterheads.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jul 1, 2017 • 1 min read
Better Letters Summer Showcase
Events

Better Letters Summer Showcase

Exhibition of hand-painted work at DesignSpaceLondon to launch the new Better Letters website.

  • Better Letters
Better Letters Jun 22, 2017 • 1 min read
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
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