@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.
All 128 pages of BLAG 07, the Letterheads special, are now available for members to read digitally on the back issues page:
And, once again, a shout out to Heyzine, my new platform for embedding these:
It's easy to use, looks great, and is much better value versus issuu etc:. And they're based in Spain!
I didn't find out until after I'd already bought my used copy, but this book is *not* out of print, it has seemingly limited distribution and web search favors scalpers.
You can get it here (US) https://letterheadsignsupply.com/books/Books-on-Sign-Painting?product_id=51 and here (UK) https://www.handover.co.uk/book-mastering-layouts/
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A Life on the Brush with Roger Warsop
A group chat I'm in got started on the 'Sign painting, art or craft?' question today, and I linked to this article I wrote, which includes the quote below from Tony Lewery:
"Art is about the emotional response, craft is the practical handling of materials and techniques. Happily the two are so often involved and interdependent that this separation is quite unnecessary."
https://bl.ag/what-is-sign-painting-or-even-signwriting/
Night night.
#Art #Craft #SignPainting #FolkArt #CommercialArt #Signwriting
British Pub Signs with Hana Sunny Whaler
New at bl.ag online, 'Field Notes from BLAG: May 2026', with the New York vernacular, brush care, DIY directionals, Barcelona painters, and more from the field.
https://bl.ag/fieldnotes/field-notes-from-blag-may-2026/
#SignPainting #Signwriting #Lettering #Ghostsigns #FieldNotes
40 Years a Sign Painter with Liane Barker
For folk in Melbourne, Liane Barker has set dates for two workshops that are well worth attending: Intro to Sign Lettering, 27–28 June, and Glass Gilding, 17–19 July.
https://www.masteringtheartofsignwriting.com/in-person-1
PS. Check out Liane and her father Maurie's lives in signs here:
https://bl.ag/60-years-on-the-brush-the-barker-signs-story/
#SignPainting #Signwriting #Gilding #Craft #Workshops #Melbourne
When Better Letters Met Stan Wilkinson
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