This story starts with an old suitcase. And a sign painter who had, in his own words, "the audacity to try." Koy Suntichotinun, who goes by Koy Sun, wanted to do something different and make a change, ...

Bacon worked in graffiti and airbrushing before progressing to sign painting. He apprenticed under a friend, hand-painting ...

Santiago Sánchez brushes red paint along the edge of gold letters, creating a 3-D effect on the black tin sign he's painting. He pauses to pour red “One Shot” paint into the bottom half of a ...

Have you ever taken a moment to look at the signage on windows, doors and walls of local businesses? If you’ve noticed hand painted lettering, it is likely the work of Josh Flohre. He is Dayton’s own ...

The book from Letterform Archive celebrates the vivacity of French sign painting from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

In fact, Lee’s works should be the first thing you see. “I do all the hand painted signs for McMenamins hotels and restaurants,” he said. “Pretty much any one you go, the signs are something that ...

In an increasingly digital world, where design software can turn anyone into an instant Leonardo da Vinci, it’s easy to forget that signs were once lettered by hand using sable brushes, mineral ...

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 ...