The numeraio Pasquale De Stefano’s handmade market signs are a dying breed of everyday beauty in a baroque city.

Almost thirty years ago, David Bond found that he was always in need of extra gas money; his particular vehicle of choice was a light brown 1973 Chevy pickup that averaged only about 9 miles per ...

Sign painting may no longer be a recognised profession in France, but designers such as Lucas Teyssier are championing its return, one storefront at a time As a teenager growing up on the French ...

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Installation view of The Pre-Vinylette Society: An International Showcase of Women Sign Painters at Chicago Art Department (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) CHICAGO — In 2012, people ...

Sean Starr coats his angled Fitch brush in the white, oil-based 1 Shot paint. With a steady hand, he slowly rounds the brush to perfectly line the outside of an uppercase O. The sign reads “MORRISSEY ...

Before the age of computers and vinyl printers, sign painters worked by hand to illustrate storefronts, billboards and banners. Sign Painters, a... 'Sign Painters': A Close-Up Focus On An Endangered ...