Should I stick (first option) or twist (second) with the second part of the slogan/strapline for BLAG, i.e.

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

2. BLAG Magazine: The Antithesis of Slop*.

*This came to me this morning while talking about the magazine with The Life of Letters podcast (https://www.lauraletterslife.com/the-life-of-letters-podcast) and pondering what the future holds for the sign painting craft in the age of generative AI.

#BLAG #SignPainting #Slop #Slogans #GenAI

Neat new feature from Ghost: gift subscriptions.

Give the gift of BLAG for a chosen period of time and get a custom link for your recipient to start enjoying the adventures in sign painting:

https://bl.ag/#/portal/gift

#BLAG #SignPainting #Magazines #Gifts

It’s layout and proofing time for the next issue, BLAG 09.

I’m now happy that I numbered them 01, 02, 03, etc, as issue 10 is already in the works, and the system will keep me going well into my 90s at the current rate of two per year.

If you’re not subscribed, then my profile has a special follower offer, or the Printer plan is a cheaper option for just the print magazine: https://bl.ag/join. New members get issue 08 (https://bl.ag/08) sent straight away.

For all back issues, visit https://bl.ag/backissues.

#SignPainting #Signwriting #BLAG #Indie #Magazines

[Edit: Sold. Check out all the other back issues and books at https://bl.ag/shop.]

I'm down to my last 'BLAG Back Issues Bundle' which contains issues, 03, 05, 06, and 07, the Letterheads special. for £80 with shipping to anywhere in the world included:

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

Issue 05 (https://bl.ag/05) is the one that's down to a single issue, so once this is gone, it's gone and I'll probably do another bundle with the other three which can all be bought individually.

#SignPainting #Signwriting #Magazines #BLAG

One of the main BLAG 08 (https://bl.ag/08) features examines the changes in Hong Kong’s renowned signscape through the eyes of Henry Steiner, nearly 60 years after his 1966 essay on the subject.

The piece was written by Billy Potts (https://www.handsomeco.com) and his contributor copies arrived in Hong Kong this week. Here's Henry checking it out for the first time, and Billy wrote to me to say:

"Henry says, 'That's pretty good. Nice.' That's about the highest praise you could get from Henry and you* got it."

*Should be 'we', but I'm honoured either way!

#HongKong #Signs #BLAG #BetterLetters #Magazine

New blog post: "NEW BLOG ENGINE WORKING!!"

https://wolfgirl.dev/blog/2026-04-13-new-blog-engine-working-/

#blag

Following a recent stock take, I’m discounting all back issues in the BLAG shop to clear the few remaining copies of BLAG 03 and BLAG 05.

Once they’re gone, they’re gone, just like issues 01*, 02 and 04.

https://shop.bl.ag

*BLAG 01 is now free for all to view on the dedicated back issues page, where paid members can also access digital copies of issues 02–06: https://bl.ag/blag-better-letters-magazine-back-issues/.

#BLAG #Magazines #SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Discounts