Issue 065 of BLAG Magazine: Adventures in sign painting craft, community, and culture. Visit bl.ag/06 for more from inside the magazine, and see all back issues here.
Specifications
- 172 x 250 mm (6.8 x 9.8 in)
- 80 internal pages + 4 cover pages, staple bound
- Limited edition 'Pillow Gild' how-to poster
- No advertising
- Printed on 100% FSC certified recycled using eco-friendly inks; 115gsm uncoated for the interior pages, and 250gsm anti-scuff matt lamination uncoated for the cover.
Contents
Ye Olde Sign Shoppe
The first advertising graphic designer in Caltanissetta, Sicily.
Ghost Sign Corner
Secret palimpsests in San Francisco.
Shop Talk
The history of Oregon’s Studio Sign Co.
On the Brush
Gilded barbers, sign painter portraits, a mural school, and more.
Inside Letterform Archive
A look at Japanese design from 1928–1930.
Seeing is Believing: Sign Painting for the Silver Screen
On set with the cinematic sign painters.
Lettering Location
Thousands of DIY street signs in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Magic on Main Street at the American Sign Museum
Behind the scenes of the museum’s new wing.
Alphabet
A unique alphabet fit for carved signs.
Quality Over Quantity: 75 Years of A.S. Handover
Brushmakers of distinction celebrate a major milestone.
Peeling Back the Layers: Celebrating 20 Colossal Years
Mural advertising is back. For good.
On the Tiles: Adventures in Mosaic Making
Taking inspiration from Ireland’s mosaic heritage.
Under the Influence of Chicago’s Beverly Sign Co.
The national and international impact of a single sign firm.
Interowriting
Negative space and quantum physics.
Meet the Letterheads
Meets in Surrey, England, and Peace Farm, Wisconsin.
The Secrets of Fileteado Porteño
Learn how to paint dragons in the Fileteado style.
Book Club
Publications from Argentina, Belgium, Costa Rica, India, and the Netherlands.
Doing it the Right Way
Pricing for quality, craft, and experience.
Sundries
Humble tools, offensive signs, and more.
Lost But Not Forgotten
Honouring those that have passed.
bl.ag online
Highlights from six months of online articles.
Thanks
Contributors, patrons, and sponsors.
