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I've just heard from sign painter Bug Sav Art in Jamaica who has taken a big hit from Hurricane Melissa.

A friend of his has started a fundraiser as he looks to recover his business, so please donate and/or boost:

https://gofund.me/6c68243b7

Pictured is Bug's 'Wise Words' contribution to the first ever issue of BLAG: https://bl.ag/01.

#SignPainters #Signwriters #Jamaica #HurricaneMelissa #Novennber

BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture

BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) Back Issues

Back Issues for BLAG: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture.

Hand-painted paper sign headlined "Clients, Pick Two". Below this is a Venn diagram in red, blue, and yellow, with the main circles labelled "Fast", "Cheap", and "Good".

Where fast and good overlap it says "Expensive"; where fast and cheap overlap it says "Poor Quality"; where good and cheap overlap it says "Takes Time"; and where all three overlap in the centre it says "Dream On". — Hand-painted paper sign headlined "Clients, Pick Two". Below this is a Venn diagram in red, blue, and yellow, with the main circles labelled "Fast", "Cheap", and "Good". Where fast and good overlap it says "Expensive"; where fast and cheap overlap it says "Poor Quality"; where good and cheap overlap it says "Takes Time"; and where all three overlap in the centre it says "Dream On".

Sam at BLAG

@blag@typo.social · 7 days ago

I've just heard from sign painter Bug Sav Art in Jamaica who has taken a big hit from Hurricane Melissa.

A friend of his has started a fundraiser as he looks to recover his business, so please donate and/or boost:

https://gofund.me/6c68243b7

Pictured is Bug's 'Wise Words' contribution to the first ever issue of BLAG: https://bl.ag/01.

#SignPainters #Signwriters #Jamaica #HurricaneMelissa #Novennber

BLAG Magazine: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture

BLAG (Better Letters Magazine) Back Issues

Back Issues for BLAG: Adventures in Sign Painting Craft, Community & Culture.

Sam at BLAG

@blag@typo.social · 7 months ago

From 7pm London time we travel back to late 1920s Japan with @stewf at @letterformarchive as he takes you deeper into the 24 volumes of The Complete Commercial Artist.

The periodical, and the archive's new book (https://letterformarchive.org/shop/complete-commercial-artist), were the topic of Stephen's regular BLAG column: Inside Letterform Archive.

Stephen's is one of 12 sessions running across five hours of BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 06. Learn more, and book for free at https://bl.ag/meet.

#Signs #Japan #CommercialArt #Radio

Illustration of a projecting cabinet sign that incorporated Japanese scripts with the word "Radio" that dominates and provides the sign with its shape: the large R extends the left portion of the sign upwards instead of being rectangular, while the O is formed into a speaker from an old radio with the tube extending downwards, taking the shape of the sign with it.

Sam at BLAG

@blag@typo.social replied · 7 months ago

People always enjoy taking a look around others' work spaces, and for this BLAG Meet (https://bl.ag/meet) we'll get a peek behind the doors of Jay Smith's studio/workshop in Idaho.

This will include a browse through some of the classic sign painting books that he was lucky to get his hands on recently, as reported here: https://bl.ag/bookish-good-luck-at-mclellan-signs-in-nampa-idaho/.

#SignPainting #SignPainters #Boise #Idaho

Man in room with artworks and a guitar hanging on the walls. He's looking to one side and sat in front of a table/desk that has a sign kit box on it that is lettered with "My signs don't cost, they pay".

Sam at BLAG

@blag@typo.social · 7 months ago

BLAG Meet (https://bl.ag/meet) is tomorrow, Saturday, completely free, and online from 4pm London time.

One of the live talks at the event will be from Rick Janzen of Canada's Streamline Studios: https://streamlinestudiosinc.ca/.

Rick is a veteran of sign painting for film, and has worked on numerous blockbusters, as well as series such as The Last of Us. You can expect plenty of wise words and insights into this and commercial sign painting applications.

#SignPainting #TheLastOfUs #SignPainters

Man lettering the word 'electric' across window panes that are painted in orange and grey.

Sam at BLAG

@blag@typo.social · 7 months ago

I'll also be delivering a short session during Saturday's BLAG Meet: Inside Issue 06 (https://bl.ag/meet).

This is'ot strictly connected to the latest issue of the magazine, but I'm using the free, online event to share details of my forthcoming Kickstarter that aims to raise funds to finish a short film I've been working on: When Better Letters Met Brian Walker.

You can pre-register for the Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samroberts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg.

#SignPainting #Signwriting #SignPainters #Signwriters

Bearded man in a white apron posing with sign painting equipment in front of a bay window that's supporting a painted sign that reads "Brian Walker, Traditional Signwriter" and gives a phone number underneath that.

Sam at BLAG

@blag@typo.social · 7 months ago

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.

#SignPainting #SignPainters #AmericanSignMuseum #Lettering