BLAG - BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture

View from over the shoulder of a sign painter adding a black block shade onto large prismatic letters in white and light grey that say "Gas" set on a red background.

Films

BLAG Videos, Now on PeerTube

The new home for BLAG videos is PeerTube, part of the ‘Fediverse’ network of open social media.

Curved side panel from a Waltzer fairground ride, lettered and flamboyantly decorated in bright colours and metal leaf.

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The BLAG 08 Digital Companion

Bonus content from the adventures in sign painting in Issue 08 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine).

Magazine cover with a person painting flamboyant lettering under the masthead. It’s set on a poster of the same lettering.

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What’s Inside Issue 08 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)?

Between the covers of the worldwide adventures in sign painting from Issue 08 of BLAG.

Books

Bonus Books and Links from BLAG 07

The first instalment of the digital companion to BLAG 07, the Letterheads special.

Two magazines with masthead IOAFS placed on top of a folded poster which has been removed to reveal the cover on one copy of the magazine.

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What's Inside Issue 07 of BLAG, the Letterheads Special?

BLAG's first special issue applies an IOAFS twist to its worldwide adventures in sign painting.

Films

Watch the Recordings from BLAG Meet Inside Issue 06

Five hours of talks, interviews, studio visits, and demonstrations from contributors to BLAG 06.

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Thoughts on the 2025 BLAG Reader Survey

"An absurdly cool niche publication" and more feedback from the third annual BLAG reader survey.

Partly finished painting of a man painting on a pictorial element on a window using sign painting tools..

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The BLAG 06 Digital Companion

Bonus content from the adventures in sign painting in Issue 06 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine).

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What's Inside Issue 06 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine?

Between the covers of the worldwide adventures in sign painting from Issue 06 of BLAG.

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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.

Detail of a painted panel showing a match igniting a pink liquid with lettering over the top that reads "Fuel to the fire".

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The BLAG 05 Digital Companion

Bonus content from the adventures in sign painting in Issue 05 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine).

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What's Inside Issue 05 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)?

Between the covers of the adventures in sign painting from Issue 05 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)

4 x 4 array of photos showing various aspects of sign painting, lettering, illustration, and graphic design.

Events

Watch the Recordings from BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 04

Over ten hours of talks, interviews, studio visits, and demonstrations from contributors to BLAG 04.

Hand-painted grocery store-style showcard on top of a poster that shows various different types of letter shades.

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Why Everything Is(n't) Free at BLAG

BLAG is a reader-funded publication, which keeps most of the online content and events free for all.

"Better Letters" in cursive white lettering with a black/blue/red block shade on orange background.

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An Origin Story of Sorts: Better Letters

A decade ago, Better Letters ‘launched’. But its origins go back further, as Sam Roberts reflects.

Hand-painted portrait of the Godfather holding a massively oversized cat smoking a cigar.

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Bonus Material from BLAG 04

Bonus content from the adventures in sign painting in Issue 04 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine).

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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).

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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.