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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great book for any artist/graphic designer, not just sign painters.By GLove, love, love this book. My entire life I have been fascinated with hand lettered/painted signs (calligraphy, sign painting, pinstriping, etc.) The more I got into graphic design, illustration, photography the more I appreciated this art form and how it is slowing going the way of the dinosaur. These artists created some amazing designs with minimal tools in their kits."A lovely paean to a vanishing art... Ms. Levine and Mr. Macon have hopscotched the country, interviewing many of the best remaining old-school sign painters and printing their best work... This book, with an introduction by the artist Ed Ruscha, is a funky and necessary work of preservation." --There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our visual landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditi... [PDF.fi80] Sign Painters Rating: 3.65 (741 Votes)
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