People 60 Years On the Brush: The Barker Signs Story Maurie Barker founded Barker Signs in 1964, with his daughter Liane now keeping things hand-painted.
People Ye Olde Sign Shoppe: Gran Canaria’s Tomás Prieto Gálvez Adventures in life, family, and sign painting with Tomás Prieto Gálvez in the Canary Islands.
Events Meet the Letterheads: Keeping the Craft Alive The Letterheads movement continues to go from strength to strength as it nears its 50th anniversary.
Learning Intro to Foundational Sign Painting Strokes: The Gothic Alphabet Building the Gothic (Block) alphabet with tips on brush technique, materials, and practise strokes.
Books Peeling Back the Layers of Chrystel Crickx's Typographic Legacy Chrystel Crickx's novel contribution to lettering and type history is celebrated in a new book.
Books The American Folklore Legend of Slappy Hooper, Sign Painter The telling and retelling of 'Slappy Hooper, World’s Biggest, Fastest, and Bestest Sign Painter'.
Projects Algorithmic Art: The Sign Painting Project by Francis Alÿs Artist's collaboration with Mexican sign painters challenges the idea of paintings as unique works.
BLAG An Origin Story of Sorts: Better Letters A decade ago, Better Letters 'launched'. But it's origins go back further, as Sam Roberts reflects.
People Meet Earl Phillips: Cleveland's Greatest Living Sign Painter Biopic of Earl Phillips, proprietor of Cleveland's U-Need-A-Sign Co. at 131st Street since 1960.
Learning Why Lead Paint Makes Signs Last: A Toxic Legacy An account of the enduring (and highly toxic) legacy of lead paint on signs, and sign painters.
BLAG Bonus Material from BLAG 04 Bonus content from the adventures in sign painting in Issue 04 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine).
BLAG What's Inside Issue 04 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)? Between the covers of the adventures in sign painting in Issue 04 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine).
People Getting Into It: Sign Painters' Stories Around the World Six sign painters tell the stories of their paths into the trade, and offer their advice to others.
BLAG BLAG's Top Ten for 2023, and Reflections on the Year Round-up of the year's most popular articles from the adventures in sign painting at bl.ag online.
Learning Tools of the Trade: Flying Squirrels Working Nine Two Five Studio Sign Co.'s Nick Lee tries out the Flying Squirrel Brush Co.'s 925 series on paper and MDO.
History Sign Painting the Goldrush in Hill End, New South Wales 1870s Australian sign painting and sign painters in the remarkable A&A Photographic Co. collection.
Projects Reverse Glass Gilding Processes in an Informative Video Overview Pat Minervini on the techniques used to create his decorative gilded glass piece for Gretsch Guitar.
Events Sign Painting in the Sun: Benelux Letterheads 2023 Sign painting, panel jamming, and more photos from the Benelux Letterheads sign painters gathering.
