Month: May 2012
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Australian ghostsigns profiled in this 2008 Stephen Banham article
Photo: Stephen Banham (Makes me want some Monty Leisurewear!) Full article here mainly focused on the hide and seek nature of many ghostsigns, including this line which echoes mine and Sebastian Groes’ urging against nostalgia: Instead of feeling mournful about the demise or entombing of these letterforms, perhaps we should embrace the dynamics of the ever-changing […]
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New book charting hand painted advertising on walls in the Netherlands
Writing on the Wall (my article about them here) are publishing a book which I’m very excited about. Details on the pdf below for those who read Dutch, otherwise try Google Translate with a copy and paste of the text for an approximate translation. It is priced at 29.95euros and order enquiries should be sent […]
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Melbourne’s signage in beautiful book form
Characters by Stephen Banham looks to be one of the must have new books on signage and public lettering. It is high on my want list after reading this review sent to me by Geraldine of Birmingham Graphic DNA and this review picked up by Faythe of The Sign Painter Movie. There is an accompanying […]
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Farewell and RIP to the Hammersmith Palais
[Update, November 2020: This sign is still visible, and the demolition works appear to have only affected the building immediately behind this wall.] Thursday, 10th May 2012 marked the final destruction of the once proud Hammersmith Palais, home to this underground-platform-long ghostsign. Dances were once twice daily but the evidence of this now only remains […]
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London Remembers searching for clues about mystery girl painted onto wall in Belsize Park (@LondonRemembers)
Click here for more information and to add any leads to the case. (London Remembers’ homepage is here.)
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Guided tour of hand painted advertising on walls in Utrecht, 11th May
It may be too late to book but for those in the Utrecht area this (pdf flyer) looks to be an informative tour of the city’s historic wall advertising. (Organised by Writing on the Wall.)