{"title":"People","description":"Books about sign painters, including memoirs.","products":[{"product_id":"sign-painters","title":"Sign Painters","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompanion book to \u003ca title=\"Reflections on the Impact of Sign Painters, Ten Years Later at BLAG (Better Letters Magazine)\" href=\"https:\/\/bl.ag\/reflections-on-the-impact-of-sign-painters-ten-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eSign Painters\u003c\/em\u003e film\u003c\/a\u003e by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon. Following introductory remarks from the authors, Ed Ruscha, and Glen Adamson, this books tells the stories of 26 American sign painters in their own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated, and beautifully produced, \u003cem\u003eSign Painters\u003c\/em\u003e is the best contemporary account of the people that ply the sign painting trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sign Painters is a welcome addition to any sign-making enthusiast's reference library. Not only does it offer engaging portraits of seasoned veterans, but it also introduces readers to a new generation of practitioners who have adopted the trade and are taking it in new and surprising directions.\" — Ken Barber, House Industries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Their signs are part of every community, as welcome and familiar as a friend, but the sign painters themselves are so rarely known. Levine and Macon gather their stories together so we can understand and admire their craft, their tradition, but most of all, their passion.\" — Tobias Frere-Jones, Frere-Jones Type\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One letter at a time—that how you appreciate \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Sign Painters\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; and their stories, a fascinating collection of craftsmanship, clarity, and confidence that is assembled, like its topic, in a few certain strokes. Makes me wonder if I'm in the wrong profession.\" — Stephen Doyle, Doyle Partners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have always felt an affinity with sign painters, at first mainly as a source of forms and styles, since we were all using the same twenty-six characters in their infinite variations and constantly needed other inspirations. But later on, I recognised that these superbly skilled and inventive lettering artists had developed something special in and of itself. This book reveals their true genius.\" — Ed Fella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e190 × 240 mm (7.5 x 9.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover, 176 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e565 g (20 oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-1-61689-083-4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNote for EU Customers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is shipped from the UK. 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Packed with witty observations on the trade, and those within it, Parsons adds his commentary to the cartoons, including sources of inspiration and stories from his life on the brush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes all of Bob Parsons' work published in SignCraft between 1982–93. That's over 120 cartoons in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e215 x 182 mm (8.5 x 7.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover, 96 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e190 g (7 oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 0-918399-12-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNote for EU Customers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is shipped from the UK. 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The following is the original blurb.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignpainters Don't Read Signs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMemories and Reflections on an Ancient Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDo you believe in signs? Well, here's one that you can believe in:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHIS BOOK HAS MORE CHUCKLES THAN A PAINTBRUSH HAS BRISTLES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith high good humor and a free-and-easy style, Syl Ehr here offers the harvest—anecdotal and otherwise—of forty-five years in the signpainters’ world of the swing stage and mahlstick. He made his debut as a signpainter at the age of twelve, when he painted SHOESHINE in eighteen-inch letters in shoe polish on the sidewalk outside a mortuary to draw attention to his shoeshine box, and at the same time aroused the ire of the mortician and drew the attention of the police.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMr. Ehr's techniques have mellowed during the years, but his zest for what he calls “one of the most fascinating of the professions” is un- diminished. It is the only profession, he adds, in which the practitioners must literally know their business both forward and backward. 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