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blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
The truth is that there has always been an overlap between 'fine' artists and sign painters, as I explored in this 'What is Sign Painting?' article:

https://bl.ag/what-is-sign-painting-or-even-signwriting/

#signpainting #signwriting #art #artists #signpainters #sigbwriters
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.
bl.ag
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
dariusl.bsky.social
So a local artist decided to start offering traditional signpainting services last year and all of the small local businesses are rushing to get their signs redone by her or extra stuff painted in their street-facing windows. Y’all I am absolutely here for it!
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
typetogether.bsky.social
India Street Lettering book released /// Our very own type designer, author, and lettering artist Pooja Saxena (@matratype.bsky.social) has released her excellent new book, India Street Lettering. 🧵 1/5

#lettering #graphicdesign #signpainting #India #beautiful
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
radherring.bsky.social
Spite: obey your thirst for revenge #sprite #watercolor #windsornewton #protestart #painting #signpainting
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 PM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
One from the archive, ‘The Magic of Mr Masking, Costa Rica’s King of Tape ', profiling the late Gerardo Picado and his very personal approach to sign lettering.

https://bl.ag/the-magic-of-mr-masking-costa-ricas-king-of-tape/

#signpainting #CostaRica #sanjose #maskingtape #throwbackthursday
Close-up of a hand applying paint to a wall with letters outlined in masking tape.
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
typographica.org
Look at the consistency between these two signs that hang on either side of the room at Don’s Donuts in Arcata, CA. That’s just solid brush work.

#SignPainting #Signs #Lettering #ArcataCA
Two photos, side by side, each showing a brown sign hand painted with “Don’s Donut Bar” and a list of donut types.
January 20, 2026 at 9:18 AM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
@BramMeehan Very nice work!

Maybe we're due a follow-up to the piece in BLAG 03 that profiled Rachel Joy (https://www.racheljoy.art),
Ben Johnston (https://www.benjohnston.ca), and Halfstudio (https://www.halfstudio.net).

https://bl.ag/03

#signpainting #typographic #murals #publicArt
Graphic showing a spread from a magazine. The pages are dominated by colourful typographic murals that play with optical illusion and dimensionality, in addition to about 2/3 page of text from the accompanying article..
January 11, 2026 at 10:07 AM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
Long shot, but does anyone have any sign painting or lettering contacts in Morocco?

#signpainting #signwriting #lettering #Morocco
January 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
joannapocock.bsky.social
I am going to miss the hand lettering here. It gives everything such a human feel.

#handlettering #typography #signpainting #trinidad #tobago
January 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
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
berlintuesday.bsky.social
Need to prep' some more old west dudes, but wanted to make a start on a little sign painting. Bit more shading and have to neaten some the letters, but nearly done on this one.

#wargame #models #miniatures #signs #signpainting #miniatures
wargame model. a small wooden sign. the name on it reads: 'The Jolly Squid Inn'. Maybe a wretched hive of scum and villainy, or a surprisingly class winebar.
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
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
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
The stupid Christmas AI mural in London came up in one of the sign painting groups I'm in, to which I replied:

"Good to know this bullshit isn't coming for your jobs, but don't get complacent..."

https://youtu.be/laJX0txJc6M?si=vwJiI-_hSsKLoHwL

#writing #signpainting #signwriting #automata
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
letterformarchive.org
Announcing
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets

Our latest book takes an immersive look inside the large lithographic portfolios that inspired public lettering in Belle Époque France.

#SignPainting #Alphabets #Lettering

letterformarchive.org/shop/lettres...
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets
A nonprofit center for inspiration, education, and community in the graphic arts.
letterformarchive.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
whitmanfml.bsky.social
Leatherdressing, coachmaking, boilermaking, ropetwisting, distilling, signpainting, limeburning, coopering, cottonpicking, and my boyfriend insisted that the dog stay in our bedroom while we had sex.
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
My favourite of the new batch might be this one for Arlene's Grocery, which looks to be signed by El Grego in case anyone knows who that is?

https://nyctype.com/post/738165093456576512/stanton-and-orchard-st

#signs #nyc #signpainting #grocery
NYC Type
Stanton and Orchard St.
nyctype.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
reskate.bsky.social
Process of the mural we painted in Le Locle (Switzerland) about the cattle fair (until 1970).

More info and pictures at: www.reskatestudio.com

#muralism #art #streetart #lettering #signpainting
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
skeetsofgrass.bsky.social
Leatherdressing, coachmaking, boilermaking, ropetwisting, distilling, signpainting, limeburning, coopering, cottonpicking,
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
I guess that makes it proof reading day: BLAG 08 incoming.

Check out the previous seven at https://bl.ag/backissues

#blag #betterletters #magazines #signpainting #signwriting #lettering
Close shot of a portion of a black and white printed page. In addition to a fragment of a photo of a hand holding a brush being visible, there is text that reads "Winter 2025 / Issue 08".
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 AM
prtkr.bsky.social
Sai siin vahepeal üks logo seinale võõbatud 🚪🖌️

#uksestuudio #tartu #logopainting #signpainting
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
It's Halloween already here in Europe, so here's a piece that the wonderful Mark Oatis shared with me in around 2020.

#halloween #signpainting #pumpkin #lettering
Hand-painted horizontal panel. On the left are two illustrated pumpkins with the signature "Rose & Mark" underneath. To the right of this there are three lines of lettering. The smallest on top says "Wishing you a very", with "Spookadelic" under this as the dominant copy, with "Halloween" as the last line.
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 AM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
Thank you @matratype for penning BLAG's first ever 'viral' story, and this report on where it spread to:

https://indiastreetlettering.com/blog/indian-sign-painting-essay-in-blag/

#signpainting #signwriting #India
Indian Sign Painting — Essay in BLAG
In a new essay on Better Letters Magazine’s website, I write about how my my ways of seeing and learning from sign painting have evolved.
indiastreetlettering.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
blag.typo.social.ap.brid.gy
New in the BLAG Shop: The Beatles in Posters — A Collection of Concert Artwork by Tony Booth.

https://shop.bl.ag/products/the-beatles-in-posters

#signpainting #lettering #thebeatles #brianepstein #Liverpool
The Beatles in Posters
Original artwork by Tony Booth and his reproductions of 1960s gig posters for Brian Epstein and The Beatles.
shop.bl.ag
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
presstype.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Signs of Perry Mason (1957-1966)
S1 E1
Eucalyptus Grove Motel.
Cabins Double & Single

#signsofperrymason #signs
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
presstype.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Signs of Perry Mason (1957-1966)
Magnum Studio
Stop on wig-wag. Company Shooting.
#signsofperrymason #signs
October 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM