Events: Sign painting, signs, and lettering

Films

Reflections on the Impact of Sign Painters, Ten Years Later

Sign Painters' stars reflect on its influence, alongside those whose sign painting lives it changed.

Events

Letterheads New Zealand Celebrate Their 25th Anniversary

Letterheads New Zealand get back to the business of sign painting for meet number 25 in Wellington.

Events

Walldogging Galore at the MuralFest In The Dalles, Oregon

The Walldogs painted 17 murals celebrating the city, history and people of The Dalles, Oregon.

Painted sign saying 'Helsinki Letterheads'.

Events

A Steamy Letterheads in Helsinki, Finally...

Sign painters at Helsinki Letterheads were given the five-star treatment with a sauna and a hot tub.

Hand-painted paella dish with Looney Toons style illustration and lettering.

Events

Sign Painting a Festive Farewell to the Fair

The Letterheads were out in force for the last ever Signwriting Festival at Carters Steam Fair.

Events

Online Exhibits at the Lettering Arts Trust

Free virtual tours of Lettering Arts Centre exhibitions, and the work of the Lettering Arts Trust.

Events

Panels, Paints and Pints at Barcelona Letterheads

Barcelona Letterheads was a first meet in Spain for sign painters, calligraphers and lettering artists.

Films

Neon Speaks Keeps Burning Online

Neon by Eric Bednarski is a documentary film about the legacy of neon signs in Warsaw, Poland.

Events

The Pre-Vinylettes’ Suffragette Centennial

The Pre-Vinylettes' Suffragette Centennial sign painting show marks 100 years of American women voting.

Hand-lettered artwork reading 'Letterheads Lockdown, June 6–7 2020' alongside an illustration of a padlock and keys.

Events

Lockdown Letterheads

Lockdown Letterheads, online sign painting and lettering event, hosted by Better Letters, 6–7 June 2020.

People

Men of Letters Tony Forster & Phill Grimshaw

Work of Tony Forster ('The Herb Lubalin of England') and Phill Grimshaw celebrated in Bolton exhibition.

Events

Baptized By Beefcake at Poster House

Bold, and sometimes terrifying, hand-painted African film posters at exhibitions in New York and London.

Events

Letters out on the Tiles in London

A chat with Hana Whaler and Jake Tyler about their work on Tactile and the Alphabetics Anonymous team.

Events

Festival of Writing at the British Library

British Library exhibition on writing, through the history and practise of 30 different writing systems.

Gilded and painted glass panel that reads 'Letterheads Tokyo'.

Events

Tokyo Letterheads: Now Bigger in Japan

Review of Tokyo Letterheads, Asia's first international meet, hosted by Peter Liedberg, aka Letter Boy.

Man painting a sign that reads 'Collective Letterheads'.

Events

Carters’ Collective Letterheads

Sign painting in the sun at Joby Carter's Collective Letterheads in Carters Steam Fair yard.

People

James Rosenquist: His Billboards Past

James Rosenquist, famous for his work as a (pop) artist, owes a lot to his humble sign painting past.

Events

Letterheads 2018: London Calling Review

Review of Letterheads 2018: London Calling, the first sign painting event of its kind in London.