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BLAG: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community, and Culture.

The world's only print and online publication dedicated to sign painting.

Inside you'll find […]

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Sam at BLAG @blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 27
Following the recent influx of new folk across the fediverse — welcome! — here's a new #introduction to me, Sam Roberts.

I am the editor and publisher of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) at https://bl.ag, and part-time Ghostsigns blogger at […]

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Man sitting on a stool holding a copy of BLAG magazine. He has a shaved head, is wearing a green jumper, and is smiling as he looks at someone to his right. The scene is in an art studio setting, and the man is bathed in sunlight, while other parts of the studio are in the shade.
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Holiday viewing for you all: Luscious Layouts with Mark Oatis, his talk at this year's Letterheads 50.

https://youtu.be/T0u6atmCGYQ

#lettering #layout #graphicdesign #letterheads #lh50
December 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Field Notes from BLAG: December 2025
Bozo Texino, gilding samples, Intarsia, an Indian ghost sign, and more from the field.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Here's a little bargain to help me clear some space on the shelf for the incoming issue:

Four copies of BLAG (03, 05, 06, and 07) with shipping anywhere in the world for £80 (around $110). NB. 01, 02, and 04 are already sold out.

https://shop.bl.ag/products/blag-back-issues-bundle

I've only […]
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December 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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You've got mail! It's collection day at the printer for the latest instalment of our adventures in sign painting with BLAG. Issue 08 will start landing with subscribers in January: https://bl.ag/join.

#blag #signpainting #magazines
Brown box with a simple white sheet stuck on that has the printer's (SYL) logo and then information about what's inside, most importantly "Libro BLAG 08".
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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"I'm helping!"
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Celebrating the small success of getting my Ghostsigns email address off google and onto @Tutanota, and saving money on the former Workplace subscription in the process.

Next up will be my BLAG email and then my personal address, which is the most complicated because it's the owner of so many […]
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December 16, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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New at bl.ag online, ‘Risen Through the Ranks: Colossal Media’s Supreme Janine’, celebrating Janine Taylor, the first woman to progress from Apprentice to Expert Painter at Colossal.

https://bl.ag/risen-through-the-ranks-colossal-medias-supreme-janine/ […]

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Woman painting the colour purple on a portion of a wall with other portions already painted in red and white.
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Throwback to when I used to get Tripadvisor reviews — I earned their 'certificate of excellence' for five years in a row while running my in-person Ghostsigns walks:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g186338-d5001466-Reviews-Ghostsigns_Walking_Tours-London_England.html

PS. My walks […]
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December 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Prison Art anyone?

https://rawvision.com/blogs/articles/prison-art

#prisonart #outsiderart #art #rawvision
PRISON ART
First published: December 2025 Making items from cigarette packets and paper scraps once provided an escape for inventive prisoners; today those items hold deep meaning for a Boston collector. A boxy shoulder bag glistening with ivory diamonds, each with a camel head image, made from Camel cigarette boxes. A red-and-wh
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December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Risen Through the Ranks: Colossal Media’s Supreme Janine
Janine Taylor is the first woman to progress from Apprentice to Expert Painter at Colossal Media.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Hi Sam, I photographed this #ghostsign yesterday. I think I've managed to pull a bit more of the lettering out.

I think the builders merchant hypothesis is likely, (although I can't find any reference to one in any of the directories) which I assume […]

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A faded advertising sign painted on a brick wall A faded advertising sign on a brick wall with some of the lettering highlighted in yellow: ...ASS & Sons Warehouse Cement, S... Sanitary Wares ...olding ...ire
December 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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RE: https://typo.social/@matratype/115678182685396837

"Who knew ghost signs could be so fun?" asks @matratype in this lovely piece about collaboratively deciphering the text on one from Pune...

#ghostsigns #fadingads
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December 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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New at bl.ag online, 'Glorious Gilding Samples at the American Sign Museum', with some exclusive cutting room floor content from the Museum's new book:

https://bl.ag/glorious-gilding-samples-at-the-american-sign-museum/

More on the book here […]

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Ornate Tuscan letter L with its face and block shade decorated with a variety of gilded and painted effects..
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Burger King' super simple menu sign during the 50s!
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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In case you missed it, check out 'Words with Meaning: The Personal Panels of Luis Benz' at bl.ag online.

https://bl.ag/words-with-meaning-the-personal-panels-of-luis-benz/

This collection of hand-painted panels by was produced while filming the short biopic by […]

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Extreme horizontal hand-painted panel with the word 'Chupatintas' in a crude block lettering style with a blend from black to a deep red running bottom to top through the letters. The letters are set in a simple decorative border in light blue.
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Hey check out this great set of safety signs provided for one of our university's safety courses for staff
AI slop "safety signs", approximately zero of them are real safety signs, most don't even have real words on them
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Glorious Gilding Samples at the American Sign Museum
A show of mastery on reverse glass gilded panels from the American Sign Museum’s collections.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The American Sign Museum book (that I wrote) getting some airtime on Cincinnati's Local 12 channel:

https://local12.com/news/arc-cincinnati/american-sign-museum-celebrates-25-years-with-new-book-cincinnati-david-dupee

More about the book here […]
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December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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#lightadvent2025 day 3.

Some neon. I’d love to try making some proper cold cathode glassware myself, one day. It’s such a brilliant craft, and LEDs really haven’t got anywhere close to the effect.
December 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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If you want to buy some real art from a real person in this relentless season of commerce, then why not see which of Rachel Joy's one-off letters are left in stock. Each one is 50 × 50 cm, painted in lettering enamel on canvas.

https://www.racheljoy.art/shop […]

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Eight framed artworks presented in a 4 x 2 array. Each one is a square and features a letter rendered in a different style with lots of dimensionality and a restrained colour palette of blues, reds, and pinks.
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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I thought this signpost at the NE end of the old town bridge at Wadebridge had disappeared for good when it was taken down a few months ago, but it reappeared last week fully restored.

#FingerpostFriday #Cornwall
A white painted signpost probably dating from the 1930s with three direction flags pointing to Padstow, Bodmin and Polzeath.
November 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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New(ish) at bl.ag online, 'When ‘Hand-Painted Jamaica’ Met Bug Art Sav', profiling the Jamaican sign painter keeping the island’s traditions alive.

https://bl.ag/when-hand-painted-jamaica-met-bug-art-sav/

PS. Bug's GoFundMe following Hurricane Melissa is less […]

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Man sat on a stool painting a sign advertising "Money Fever, Divas Edition, at Spicy Thursdays HQ." Below that is the date (Friday, 18) and some of the artists/DJs playing at the event.
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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For Turkish readers interested in learning more about Burds of the Brush, here's Nil Muge's write-up of the Berlin event in September:

https://medium.com/tipografi/burds-of-the-brush-dayan%C4%B1%C5%9Fmayla-b%C3%BCy%C3%BCyen-bir-topluluk-a206f7cce6d5

#signpainting #letterheads
November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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For December delivery of international (non-UK) orders from the BLAG shop, please purchase your books and magazines today or tomorrow.

https://shop.bl.ag

There are a few new titles to check out, in addition to dozens more sign painting publications and BLAG […]

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Screenshot of the BLAG online shop with the logo at the top and four new books listed with thumbnails, titles and prices.
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Words with Meaning: The Personal Panels of Luis Benz
Santiago Carrasquilla and Danaé Gosset share the work painted by Luis Benz while filming his biopic.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM