The Sign Painter Movie

I really need to see this.

I periodically post examples of signage I like, and more often than not, it is old signage. I know I’ve bitched about how homogenous and downright uninteresting most signs are nowadays. So this quote hit home:

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 landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade.



http://signpaintermovie.blogspot.ca/