Films: Sign painting, sign painters, lettering, and signs

Elderly man standing in front of a shopfront which is emblazoned with a huge fascia sign that reads "SIGNS".

People

Meet Earl Phillips: Cleveland's Greatest Living Sign Painter

Biopic of Earl Phillips, proprietor of Cleveland's U-Need-A-Sign Co. at 131st Street since 1960.

Hand-painted portrait of the Godfather holding a massively oversized cat smoking a cigar.

BLAG

Bonus Material from BLAG 04

Bonus content from the adventures in sign painting in Issue 04 of BLAG (Better Letters Magazine).

Close-up of a hand picking up a tiny tin of paint made to scale for a larger diorama.

Events

Watch the Free Recordings from BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 03

Signs, sign painting, and more in these free event recordings from BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 03.

Man looking through a window with photo taken from the outside. Above is part of a gilded letter K.

Films

Getting Into It: New Bohemia's Modern Twist

Short film about Japanese sign painter Shinya Nakahara and his journey to join New Bohemia Signs.

Close-up of a hand applying paint to a wall with letters outlined in masking tape.

People

The Magic of Mr Masking, Costa Rica's King of Tape

The typographic vernacular of Gerardo Picado's masked and painted letters in San José, Costa Rica.

Front of a Filipino Jeepney flamboyantly decorated in bright colours.

Films

The Joy of Jeepneys: A Filipino Vernacular Under Threat

The story of The Philippines' flamboyantly decorated Jeepneys told through film and photography.

Workers painting a 'SLOW' sign in white on a tarmac road.

Films

Lowdown Lettering: The Hidden Craft of Roadliners

Celebrating the craft of the Roadliners, whose lettering on tarmac is hidden in plain sight.

Drone photo of a large sign painted on a sloping roof with the city of Chicago in the background.

Events

The Sky's the Limit: A Chat with Right Way Signs

Recording of Right Way Signs' BLAG Chat about their niche of massive hand-painted roof signs.

Two women at a table with easels in front of them.

Events

On the Brush with Barbara Enright and Carla Hackett

Recording of Barbara Enright and Carla Hackett's BLAG Chat and brush lettering demonstration.

Films

Reflections on the Impact of Sign Painters, Ten Years Later

Sign Painters' stars reflect on its influence, alongside those whose sign painting lives it changed.

Decorative artwork in gold and paint on glass.

Films

Craft & Creativity: The Making of Ludlow and Blunt

David A. Smith and Danny Cooke on 'The Making of Ludlow and Blunt', an incredible artwork and film.

People

Sign Painting on the Small Screen in Ireland

Illustrator Holly Pereira presents Irish TV show featuring sign painting, among other crafts.

Films

Face in the Sky (1933)

Video of Face in the Sky (1933), the adventures of two traveling sign painters who find an unexpected passenger in their van.

Learning

How to Paint Touriga Casual with Fernando Mello's Reference Sheet

Type designer Fernando Mello shares the story of his Touriga Casual alphabet and free practise posters.

Woman in a studio holding a hand-painted showcard.

Films

When Better Letters Met Barbara Enright

Award-winning biopic about the life and work of Australian showcard and ticket writer Barbara Enright.

Films

Neon Speaks Keeps Burning Online

Neon by Eric Bednarski is a documentary film about the legacy of neon signs in Warsaw, Poland.

Film banner with photo of fairground horses, title, and laurels from awards.

Films

When Better Letters Met Stan Wilkinson

Biopic about signwriter and fairground artist Stan Wilkinson, known for his work at Carters Steam Fair.

History

Football’s Awesome Tifos

The story of the huge hand-painted banners created by football fans around the world, aka 'Tifos'.