Sign Painters

Sign Painters
Author: Faythe Levine
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2013-07-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 161689198X

There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our visual landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade. In 2010 filmmakers Faythe Levine, coauthor of Handmade Nation, and Sam Macon began documenting these dedicated practitioners, their time-honored methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship. Sign Painters, the first anecdotal history of the craft, features stories and photographs of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout the United States. With a foreword by legendary artist (and former sign painter) Ed Ruscha, this vibrant book profiles sign painters young and old, from the new vanguard working solo to collaborative shops such as San Francisco s New Bohemia Signs and New York s Colossal Media s Sky High Murals.

A Sign Painter's Sketchbook

A Sign Painter's Sketchbook
Author: Sam Liberto
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2019-01-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781733608305

Lettering art and production sketches from Noel B. Weber's 45 year sign painting career. Includes an interview with Noel B. Weber discussing his work and his involvement in the founding of the Letterheads sign painting group. With a foreword by Mark Oatis.

Sign Painting and Graphics Course

Sign Painting and Graphics Course
Author: Lonnie Tettaton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1981
Genre: Sign painting
ISBN:

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Handmade Nation

Handmade Nation
Author: Faythe Levine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2008-10-04
Genre: Art
ISBN:

The authors have selected 24 makers and 5 essayists who work within different media and have different methodologies to provide a microcosm of the crafting community. This book features photographs of the makers, their work environment, their process, their work, and discussions of how they got their start.

The Sign Painter's Dream

The Sign Painter's Dream
Author: Roger Roth
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Dreams
ISBN: 9780517885413

A spunky old woman's request and a rather unusual dream convince Crabby Clarence the sign painter to make the most glorious and magnificent sign of his career and then give it away.

Sign Painting Project

Sign Painting Project
Author: Francis Alÿs
Publisher: Steidl Dap
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9783865212900

The Sign Painting Project came into being between 1993 and 1997 through a collaboration between Francis Alÿs and professional billboard-painters from Mexico City, particularly Rotulistas Juan Garcia, Enrique Huerta and Emilio Rivera. Alÿs brought the billboard-painters some of his small-format oil paintings and asked them if they would copy and enlarge these motifs. Today the resulting paintings are scattered throughout the world. This book presents the grand scale and multifaceted motifs of the Sign Painting Project for the first time.

The Sign Painter's Secret

The Sign Painter's Secret
Author: Dorothy Hoobler
Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Silver Burdett Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1991
Genre: Spies
ISBN: 9780382241505

When the Redcoats occupy her house in Philadelphia, young Annie MacDougal finds a way to help General Washington's troops at Valley Forge.