Month: February 2012
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Posters coming to life in 1906
A funny little film depicting an increasingly aggressive poster coming to life in Paris. Made by George Melies, sent to me by Joe Thompson.
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How-to guide for large scale hand painted advertising
Nice 11-part photo essay from Business Insider documenting the production of a 10-storey hand painted sign in New York. Text here, photos here, sign produced by Sky Tag.
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Faygo: Detroit Ghostsign Revealed by Destruction
Nice photo of the sign in its former glory also available (click here). Looks like it has been painted at least twice because of the different layout in each image.
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Miniature Planet: Ghostsigns for Model Makers
I love this, miniature ghostsigns for use on model railways and other small scale hobbies. This will be a welcome time saver for those who don’t have the dedication of Emmanuel Nouaillier. That said, the extent to which they’re modelled on actual signs is difficult to gauge… There is currently a collection of 25 available […]
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Barcelona Ghostsign, great photo from Sebastien
Posada Nueva del Progreso, Barcelona via Painted signs and mosaics by Sebastien Ardouin.
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No Relevance: Hand-Painted Signage, Gallery and History
More photos and this nice bit of history at: http://www.norelevance.com/current-exhibits/signs/ Albrecht Dürer, in the dedication of his 1535 treatise “Of the Just Shaping of Letters,” expressed such a sentiment with regards to the lost Greco-Roman art of lettering: “In what honor and dignity this art was anciently held amongst the Greeks and Romans, the old authors […]