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Sam at BLAG<p>Artists vs Sign Painters: an observation.</p><p>I've just worked on the edits for a forthcoming BLAG feature profiling five 'fine' artists. Each one has a functional website, whereas all too often sign painters have Instagram as their sole online presence.</p><p>Context: I'm moving to crediting websites as the default in the magazine, whereas before it was Instagram handles.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artists</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriters</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>"Handmade signs will make people feel close and real, and at the same time, each artist will convey their own spirit, depending on the painting technique. I think that is the reason why many people still choose to use handmade billboards instead of electronic billboards."</p><p>Quote from Mr. Nguyen Xuan Bich, owner of the Ngoc Bich sign painting shop in Vietname, profiled here:</p><p><a href="https://www.vietnam.vn/en/khong-chi-la-muu-sinh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vietnam.vn/en/khong-chi-la-muu</span><span class="invisible">-sinh</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Vietname" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vietname</span></a></p>
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Sam at BLAG<p>Thank you to Michael Bundscherer at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@typographische" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>typographische</span></a></span> for translating the bl.ag online piece about Indian sign painting by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@matratype" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>matratype</span></a></span> for German readers:</p><p><a href="https://tgm-online.de/blog/indisches-sign-painting" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tgm-online.de/blog/indisches-s</span><span class="invisible">ign-painting</span></a></p><p>Original in English here:</p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/indian-sign-painting-a-typeface-designers-take-on-the-craft/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/indian-sign-painting-a-t</span><span class="invisible">ypeface-designers-take-on-the-craft/</span></a></p><p>I think this is the first time content published by BLAG has been translated in this way, and I'm open to more of the same to help reach new audiences with our adventures in sign painting.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>New at bl.ag online, 'The Pre-Vinylettes Podcast and More Burds on the Brush', in which Meredith Kasabian gets deeper into her research for the BLAG 07 (<a href="https://bl.ag/07" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bl.ag/07</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) feature on women, trans, and nonbinary sign painters.</p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/the-pre-vinylettes-podcast-and-more-burds-on-the-brush/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/the-pre-vinylettes-podca</span><span class="invisible">st-and-more-burds-on-the-brush/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcasts</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>“Value yourself, stay humble, and ask for a deposit before you start work.” — Wise words from Jon May among these profiles of some of the new generation of British signwriters:</p><p><a href="https://www.signlink.co.uk/features/on-the-brush-with-the-new-generation-of-british-signwriters/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">signlink.co.uk/features/on-the</span><span class="invisible">-brush-with-the-new-generation-of-british-signwriters/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>New(ish) at bl.ag online, 'Letterheads 50: 28 Days Later', in which I try to make sense of what happened at the American Sign Museum in June through the lens of photographer Natalie Grilli.</p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/letterheads-50-28-days-later/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/letterheads-50-28-days-l</span><span class="invisible">ater/</span></a></p><p>See if you can find me in this huge group shot that Natalie stitched together after shooting a bunch of pictures from up a ladder...</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Letterheads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Letterheads</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Lettering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lettering</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Craft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Craft</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/AmericanSignMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanSignMuseum</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>I'm getting very excited about the premiere of our short film, 'When Better Letters Met Brian Walker'.</p><p>For those that we can, we hope you'll join us for an informal evening celebrating Brian's life and work as a signwriter.</p><p>Tue, 29 July</p><p>6:30pm for a 7pm start</p><p>Chats Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, E9 6DF</p><p>Please find further details at <a href="https://bl.ag/brian/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bl.ag/brian/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And tell your friends!</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ChatsPalace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatsPalace</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Hackney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackney</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Homerton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homerton</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Clapton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clapton</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>In connection with her work on the forthcoming India Street Lettering book, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@matratype" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>matratype</span></a></span> shared her insights into Indian sign painting for BLAG.</p><p>Read 'Indian Sign Painting: A Typeface Designer's Take on the Craft' at <a href="https://bl.ag/indian-sign-painting-a-typeface-designers-take-on-the-craft/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/indian-sign-painting-a-t</span><span class="invisible">ypeface-designers-take-on-the-craft/</span></a></p><p>Following its successful Kickstarter funding campaign, the book is now available for pre-order directly from the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@blaft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blaft</span></a></span> website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.blaft.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/india-street-lettering" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blaft.com/collections/new-arri</span><span class="invisible">vals/products/india-street-lettering</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Lettering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lettering</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/TypeDesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TypeDesigner</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@letterror" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>letterror</span></a></span> In my 'Celebrity Signwriters' article of a few years ago I did include some fathers of famous people like Mohammad Ali, Jerry Seinfeld, and Ronny Wood.</p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/celebrity-signwriters-past-present/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/celebrity-signwriters-pa</span><span class="invisible">st-present/</span></a></p><p>Frank Oz' dad is new to me, but I'd love to learn more if you find anything.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Signwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signwriters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Celebrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrity</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Celebrities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrities</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>The first screening of my new short film, When Better Letters Met Brian Walker, will take place in London on Tuesday, 29 July. </p><p>Please let me know if you can make it, and tell your friends. </p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/introducing-a-new-better-letters-film/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/introducing-a-new-better</span><span class="invisible">-letters-film/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Hackney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hackney</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/ShortFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortFilm</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>1/2 — I've been reconsidering the Duke Ellington entry in my 'Celebrity Signwriters' post.</p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/celebrity-signwriters-past-present/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/celebrity-signwriters-pa</span><span class="invisible">st-present/</span></a></p><p>Could there perhaps have been a confusion with the similar sounding Duke Wellington, author of 'The Theory and Practice of Poster Art (1934)':</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/theorypracticeof0000well_d6i7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/theoryprac</span><span class="invisible">ticeof0000well_d6i7</span></a>.</p><p>Ellington's own site only mentions painting as a hobby, so is there a credible source that places him in a sign shop in the late 1910s?</p><p><a href="https://dukeellington.com/the-man/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dukeellington.com/the-man/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/DukeEllington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DukeEllington</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jazz</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/PosterDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PosterDesign</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>I believe that Vienna's Schildermalermuseum is the only one in the world that's solely dedicated to sign painting, but I'd love to be proved wrong!</p><p>I was lucky to visit in 2016 (<a href="https://bl.ag/viennas-incredible-schildermalermuseum/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/viennas-incredible-schil</span><span class="invisible">dermalermuseum/</span></a>) and then to collaborate with Tom Koch on a short film about the museum's founder, Josef Samuel: <a href="https://bl.ag/meet-josef-samuel-viennas-last-signpainter/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/meet-josef-samuel-vienna</span><span class="invisible">s-last-signpainter/</span></a>.</p><p>🧵 3/3</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Vienna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vienna</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>New(ish) at bl.ag online, 'Hand-Painted Shopfronts in Rural Uganda', where Olivia Krawczyk introduces the hand-painted signs for businesses large and small in the rural Kumi district.</p><p><a href="https://bl.ag/hand-painted-shopfronts-in-rural-uganda/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/hand-painted-shopfronts-</span><span class="invisible">in-rural-uganda/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Kumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kumi</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Uganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uganda</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SmallShops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallShops</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Brands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brands</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>I've just found Murat Ertürk's 'Ye Olde Sign Shoppe' column from BLAG 03 on Medium, in which he takes us on a trip to Sakarya, Turkey.</p><p>'Enver Yücebalkan: Signs of the Silver Screen': <a href="https://muraterturk.medium.com/enver-y%C3%BCcebalkan-signs-of-the-silver-screen-d7c4a4c5e289" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">muraterturk.medium.com/enver-y</span><span class="invisible">%C3%BCcebalkan-signs-of-the-silver-screen-d7c4a4c5e289</span></a></p><p>More from inside BLAG 03 at <a href="https://bl.ag/03" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bl.ag/03</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>, where there's also a link to buy back issues.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Sakarya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sakarya</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Cinemas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cinemas</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>Ooh look, something cooking at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@letterformarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>letterformarchive</span></a></span> with yours truly and local San Francisco sign painters Michelle "Meng" Nguyen and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://typo.social/@nbsigns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nbsigns</span></a></span>. </p><p><a href="https://letterformarchive.org/shop/a-sign-painterly-slice-through-letterform-archive/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterformarchive.org/shop/a-s</span><span class="invisible">ign-painterly-slice-through-letterform-archive/</span></a></p><p>Although the event is in-person, a recording will be made available afterwards for those outside of the bay area.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/LetterformArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetterformArchive</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@nihilistnomya" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nihilistnomya</span></a></span> Thank you for supporting your local sign painter.</p><p>The 'dying art' narrative is maybe a couple of steps removed from the truth these days, as the last decade or two have seen a real ressurgence in those commissioning and practising the craft.</p><p>Many point to the Sign Painters film as a pivotal moment in this ressurgence, and you can read my reflections on its role here, which includes a link to watch it free online: <a href="https://bl.ag/reflections-on-the-impact-of-sign-painters-ten-years-later/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/reflections-on-the-impac</span><span class="invisible">t-of-sign-painters-ten-years-later/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>New at bl.ag online, news of a fundraiser to support the next film in the 'When Better Letters Met' series: <a href="https://bl.ag/introducing-a-new-better-letters-film/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bl.ag/introducing-a-new-better</span><span class="invisible">-letters-film/</span></a>.</p><p>Here's the direct link to the Kickstarter, which is now 50% funded, so thank you to our early backers!<br><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samroberts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/samro</span><span class="invisible">berts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg</span></a></p><p>Boosts appreciated to encourage more supporters 😊 </p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kickstarter</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Films</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>Oh wow, one backer and my 'soft-launched' Kickstarter is already 26% funded.</p><p>I'll be sharing more via tomorrow's (free) email newsletter, but here you can get in on the action now:</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samroberts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/samro</span><span class="invisible">berts/when-better-letters-met-brian-walker-a-short-biopic?ref=9wh6qg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kickstarter</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Films" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Films</span></a></p>
Sam at BLAG<p>I thought I'd have some stuff to edit out of my conversation with sign painter, designer, and all-round Letterhead Elaine Wallis, but there wasn't, and so her session runs to just over 50 minutes, versus the advertised 45, at today's BLAG Meet: <a href="https://bl.ag/meet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bl.ag/meet</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p><p>During the conversation you can learn all about the kit box that she's resting her foot on in this picture, and its role in her life in signs that spans over 40 years.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainting</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/SignPainters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SignPainters</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/Letterheads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Letterheads</span></a></p>
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