People Getting (Back) Into It for 2025 Advice on getting into the craft of sign painting from five people who have done just that.
People From Billboards to Balloons: Charlie Markert's Sky High Art A career as a billboard pictorial artist paved the way into the niche of hot air balloon painting.
BLAG BLAG's Top Ten Adventures in Sign Painting for 2024 Round-up of the year's most popular articles from the adventures in sign painting at bl.ag online.
Events Watch the Recordings from BLAG Meet Inside Issue 05 Six hours of talks, interviews, studio visits, and demonstrations from contributors to BLAG 05.
Events Martre Meets Again, and the Competition is Fierce Sign painters collaborate on a series of shopfronts for the second Martre gathering in France.
People Irish Mosaics: From Roscommon to the World Vanessa Power gets inspired by Thomas Kilroe, the creative force behind Roscommon's Irish Mosaics.
Events The Burds Are Back in Town, and It's Bristol Tozer Signs hosts the third Burds of the Brush meet with a Halloween theme in Bristol, UK.
Films Now Streaming: Married to Comics by John Kinhart Comic artists Justin Green and Carol Tyler profiled in this feature-length documentary.
Places Signwriting-on-Sea: The Rich Craft Heritage of Hastings, East Sussex Charlie Nelson on Hasting's signwriting history, and how the town continues to embrace the craft.
History A Fascinating Collection of Hungarian Sign Painting Photos, 1906–1976 Women feature prominently in these archival images of signs and sign painters at work in Hungary.
History What is Sign Painting? Or Even Signwriting? Getting under the skin of the fundamental term used to describe the trade and how it's interpreted.
Events The Fairground Painters with Amy Goodwin Dive into the Dingles Fairground Museum collection, and meet the artists that produced the work.
Events A Sign Painting Exhibition Par Excellence Review of an incredible exhibition—George Biles: King of Signwriters—held in Bridport, Dorset.
Events It's a Video Finish for the Letterheads' Day at the Races Films documenting the international gathering of sign painters at Letterheads 2024 in Epsom, Surrey.
People Chain Letter: Guido de Boer Visual artist and educator Guido de Boer finds meaning in a phrase painted on a Copenhagen wall.
Learning A Basic Guide to Gilding Tools, Materials, and Terminology Breaking down the jargon around gold and metal leaf, gilding tools, and lots more golden nuggets.
History 🎉 75 Today: Happy Birthday A.S. Handover! 🎉 Wishing all at A.S. Handover a happy 75th birthday, and giving thanks for their continued support.
Places Signs of the Summer: Postcards from a Busman's Holiday A brush with Napoli in London, French ghost signs, George Biles in Bridport, and more holiday snaps.
