Mastodawn

@mwichary I know they're not what you're looking for, but your post has given me an excuse to share these signwritten ones from David Kynaston in North Wales.

#Signwriting #SignPainting #Ligatures

Sam at BLAG 23h ago

Shaded Letters & Other Vintage Lettering Effects is available now in the BLAG shop:

https://shop.bl.ag/products/shaded-letters-other-vintage-lettering-effects

About the book:
Pieter Snijders’ essential guide to shaded lettering effects has been revised and updated for this second edition. With a page dedicated to each effect, Pieter clarifies the terminology used to describe the effects and shows how they are deployed. With over 30 effects covered in total, this will be a well-used ready reference for anyone interested in adding volume and impact to their lettering.

#Lettering #SignPainting #LetteringEffects #GraphicDesign

Sam at BLAG 2d ago

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

	Adventures in Sign Painting
	Antithesis of Slop
	Other, comment below

Poll ends at Jun 11 at 2:06pm.

The Life of Letters Podcast - the journey of calligraphy

Dive into the history of calligraphy and hand lettering with Laura Edralin on The Life of Letters Podcast. Listen now to uncover the magic beneath the ink!

Laura Letters Life

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Sam at BLAG 3d ago

I wrote and delivered a sign painting and lettering quiz, so you can test your knowledge, or run it with friends, using the resources here: https://bl.ag/lockdown/#better-letters-quiz

#SignPainting #Lettering #Quiz #BetterLetters

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Sam at BLAG 3d ago

The Neon Museum Las Vegas shared three short videos introducing three of their most iconic signs: Barbary Coast, Sassy Sally, and Moulin Rouge.
https://bl.ag/lockdown/#signs-at-the-neon-museum-las-vegas

We also heard from Tom Koch and Josef Samuel with the pair taking a look at some vintage Viennese sign painting books:
https://bl.ag/lockdown/#vintage-viennese-sign-books

Josef Samuel is one of the subjects of the 'When Better Letters Met' series of biopics (https://bl.ag/josef) and we premiered the fourth of these at Lockdown Letterheads: When Better Letters Met Barbara Enright:
https://bl.ag/lockdown/#when-better-letters-met-barbara-enright

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#LasVegas #NeonSigns #Neon #ArtNouveau #Signs #Casinos #Lettering #SignPainting #Vienna

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Sam at BLAG 3d ago

The Lockdown Letterheads demonstrations included these three, among others:

1. Sketching with Noel B. Weber, which followed his home studio tour: https://bl.ag/lockdown/#noel-b-weber-home-studio-tour-and-sketch-demo

2. Blending with Liane Barker: https://bl.ag/lockdown/#blending-demonstration

3. Drawn Terminals in Calligraphy with Carl Rohrs: https://bl.ag/lockdown/#drawn-terminals-in-calligraphy
(Carl also included some downloadable resources based on his analysis of the calligraphic work of Alfred Linz and its applications to sign painting.)

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#Sketching #Blending #Calligraphy #SignPainting #Lettering

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Sam at BLAG 3d ago

Panel Jamming* with Alphabetics Anonymous, with the sign painting collective producing painted and gilded panels across the event. You can see these, and download their designs to print and practise at home, here: https://bl.ag/lockdown/#panel-jamming-with-alphabetics-anonymous

*'Panel jamming' is a core component of any Letterheads event, with painters having fun and freestyling on work without the pressure of client expectations. During the Lockdown event, people around the world produced work which was then auctioned on Instagram and sent within and across borders to buyers. You can see lots of this here: https://bl.ag/lockdown/#panels

Pictured: Puttin' Paint Where It Ain't panel by Archie Salandin of Irregular Signs: https://www.irregularsigns.co.uk

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#Letterheards #PanelJamming #SignPainting #

Sam at BLAG 3d ago

Six years ago we were in the heat of the pandemic and, this very weekend, also in the middle of my crazy idea to host a 24 hour 'Lockdown' Letterheads meet.

I've spent a bit of time refreshing the content at https://bl.ag/lockdown, which includes a number of the recordings from a marathon session of presentations, interviews, demonstrations, and even a quiz.

Here's a little thread of what you can find there.

Letterheads Lockdown artwork by Mike Meyer: https://mikemeyerworkshops.com

#SignPainting #Lettering #Lockdown #Covid #Letterheads #IOAFS

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Sam at BLAG 5d ago

From India to Spain via Scotland, the arrival of my India Street Lettering Kickstarter rewards has been well worth the wait!

Congratulations once again to @matratype and @blaft on a fabulous publication. Look out for a review in the forthcoming issue of BLAG (https://bl.ag), and get your own copy of the book in the shop at https://shop.bl.ag.

#Lettering #SignPainting #Typography #Signs #India #Books