Sign Initiatives
Ghost sign projects and events.
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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.)
10 May 2012
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Will Bristol Ban Outdoor Advertising?
This article highlights a petition to ban outdoor advertising in Bristol which, if successful, would mean it joins Auckland and Sao Paolo among others. This Howard Gossage article offers perhaps one of the most compelling critiques of the outdoor format
26 Apr 2012
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Lost Type breaks new ground in linking type designers to buyers
This initiative is innovative to say the least. If you’re feeling tight you can pay nothing, but if you do pay (what you want) for your font download then you can rest assured that every cent is going directly to the designer responsible. Great find by the No Relavance blog, it’s also worth checking out […]
21 Apr 2012
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Dr Ken Jones’ mosaic technique for ghostsigns photography
Dr Ken Jones is a former NASA imaging expert whose work in the 1970s included digitally photographing the surface of Mars. This required the use of image ‘mosaics’, a technique which he is now applying to the more terrestrial subject of ghostsigns.Dr Jones’ work starts from a fairly simple concept of what he wants from the […]
18 Apr 2012
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Restoration Project for Ghost Signs in Salisbury, North Carolina
Details of the process for a specific restoration project, with a facebook page to accompany it. More posts on restoration projects and issues here.
18 Apr 2012
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Digital Engagement & the Ghostsigns Archive: History Workshop Article
Laura Carletti and I have written a short paper for History Workshop Online. This builds on the survey and offers some reflections on the development of the archive in 2009-10.
4 Apr 2012
