BLAG VideosA Life on the Brush with Roger Warsop
PeerTube
40 Years a Sign Painter with Liane Barker
40 Years a Sign Painter with Liane Barker
The Fairground Painters with Amy Goodwin
The Fairground Painters with Amy Goodwin
When Better Letters Met Stan Wilkinson
When Better Letters Met Stan Wilkinson
Sam at BLAGNew at bl.ag online, ‘William Gilpin: Signwriter of Ulverston’, with a reproduction of Tony Lewery’s 2016 article describing one man’s contribution to the character of a Cumbrian town.
https://bl.ag/william-gilpin-signwriter-of-ulverston/
With thanks to Tony Lewery and Forum editor John Neilson for their kind permission to share this wonderful piece with BLAG readers. Forum 31 with the original is available in the Letter Exchange shop:
https://letterexchange.org/shop/forum-journal/forum-31
#SignPainting #Signwriting #Ulverston #Cumbria #SignPainters #Signwriters
New at bl.ag online, ‘Brendan Mooney: Memories of a Signwriter’, with a charming short biopic about this retired signwriter from Birr, County Offaly, Ireland.
https://bl.ag/brendan-mooney-memories-of-a-signwriter/
#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters #Birr #Offaly #ShortFilms
I am helping the organisers of this year's Amsterdam Letterheads: “Sea Level” with their email updates.
If you'd like to receive these, then the dedicated event newsletter/mailing list can be joined via this link:
https://bl.ag/#/portal/account/newsletters
Here's a report from their 2016 meet for a taste of what to expect in the Netherlands this August:
https://bl.ag/letterheads-2016-greetings-from-amsterdam/
#Letterheads #SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Lettering #Signwriters #Amsterdam #IOAFS
“The end of every letter has what’s called a terminus, and the interesting thing about road signs is that Highway Gothic* has a terminus on an angle, which is tricky to paint.” — Ray ‘Moondog’ Polotnianka on cutting his teeth painting Australian highway signs:
Based in Adelaide, his website is here: https://moondog.net.au.
*Highway Gothic on @FontsInUse: https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/20992/highway-gothic
#Signwriting #Signwriters #SignPainting #SignPainters #Adelaide
“Frash, Momery Card” — Another ‘You Spelled It Wrong’ from The Citizen's Abdi Sultani. Read his comments here, signed off once again with his classic “Trust signwriters!” catchphrase:
And browse even more here:
New at bl.ag online, 'Getting Into It Again in 2026', with another six sign painters sharing their journeys into the trade and their advice for those just starting out:
https://bl.ag/getting-into-it-again-in-2026/
This is the latest in a series of 'Getting Into It' pieces, with all of them available via https://bl.ag/tag/getting-into-it/.
