After India and Belgium, we fly across the Atlantic for a look behind the scenes of the recent American Sign Museum expansion. 'Magic on Main Street' is the third BLAG Meet session (https://bl.ag/meet).
I got to see the new spaces last month, and the report is here: https://bl.ag/my-week-at-the-american-sign-museum/. Saturday's session will only scratch the surface, but will give you the opportunity to hear from those that brought the whole thing together.
BLAG Meet is happening this Saturday, 26 April, with a dozen sessions packed with even more adventures in sign painting from contributors to Issue 06 of the magazine.
It's free and all online, with details of the line-up and registrations available via https://bl.ag/meet/.
For a look inside BLAG 06, visit https://bl.ag/06.
And, to bring things up-to-date, here's my deep dive into contemporary sign painter vehicles from 2023: https://bl.ag/what-a-ride-the-wonderful-world-of-sign-painter-vehicles/.
Given the relatiive popularity of the post above, here is another 'neon' vehicle.
It's perhaps less exciting, but does come from a collection of related historical sign shop photos here: https://bl.ag/ye-olde-sign-shoppe-at-the-american-sign-museum/.
Sneak preview of a little film project I've had bubbling away in the background:
It's going to be the fifth in the 'When Better Letters Met' series:
https://bl.ag/tag/when-better-letters-met/
Boosts appreciated for this 'pre-launch' page on the kickstarter that will go live next month 
"Everything I do, I try to make the next one better." — David Ybarra, sign painter and mural artist, San Diego, California
'Mr. Plywood Stands Proud Again: Recreating a Portland Icon' is the latest at bl.ag online. Visit https://bl.ag/mrplywood to learn more about Kirsten Bauer and Alina Radetsky's collaboration to replace a celebrity sign of 60 years' standing.
'Ye Olde Sign Shoppe at the American Sign Museum' is the latest at bl.ag online, where I get to indulge my fetish for photos of old sign painting shops and related tangents.
https://bl.ag/ye-olde-sign-shoppe-at-the-american-sign-museum/
Pictured are the dapper fellows that once plied their trade at the Raiford Sign Co. in Houston, Texas.
The full article is available in English here, but requires a paid Le Monde subscription: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/lifestyle/article/2025/03/08/the-forgotten-art-of-sign-painting-is-reviving-french-streets_6738944_37.html
cc @camillewber
For those in France, there may still be time to grab the weekend edition of Le Monde, where you'll find a feature on sign painting in the magazine supplement.
Thank you @camillewber for passing on the news, and kindly mentioning yours truly and my work
@boom Looks a treat, and took me back to our travels in 2013*. Have you seen this lovely short film about a sign painter there?
https://vimeo.com/142475592
*Some pictures of signs from that trip here:
https://bl.ag/painted-signs-in-vietnam/
And also check out the work of Saigon Signs:
https://bl.ag/saigon/
@inspirationgrid I had the pleasure of hanging out with Jon at the 2021 Barcelona Letterheads, ¡Que Buena Pinta!
https://bl.ag/panels-paints-and-pints-at-barcelona-letterheads/
Can anyone point me in directions that might help to find a sign painter in South Korea? I'm asking on behalf of a friend that's visiting and who would love to connect with folks there...
Also, do reply with any other sign/lettering/type/graphic design recommendations for the country. And, of course, hand-painted signs...
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Sign Painters Of Pernambuco by Fátima Finizola and Damião Santana IG: abridores_de_letras
Web: https://www.designvernacular.com.br/abridoresdeletras-en/
#typography #lettering #signpainters #Brazil
to my Typography Resources:
https://typography.pablolarah.cl
