Sign Painters
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (657 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1616890835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Artist Clark Byers may not be a household name, but if you've lived or traveled in the southeast U.S., you're probably familiar with his work. Faythe Levine and Sam Macon's Sign Painters is the sort of artistic celebration that should be commonplace on the shelvesis is graphic design at its best; these signs command attention, enliven the landscape, and bring customers in good stuff, and damned inspiring." -- Bookslut"As lovingly hand made as the signs it celebrates What comes across clearly is the respect for good work, letter by letter, that helps their clients' businesses succeed. Even artist Ed Ruscha gets in on the acti
G said A great book for any artist/graphic designer, not just sign painters.. Love, 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 sl. "Feels Real" according to Vincent. Very Insightful. If you ever wanted to paint signs or had an interest in Typography, it is a calling. Nobody really plans on it, its something you are just drawn to. I enjoyed reading about how the different painters they interviewed got involved in sign paintin. Tom Ahern said For those who worship craft. A documentary look at some of America's most talented, and unpretentious, typographers. A quick, well-illustrated read with a foreword by famous artist and sign-painter, Ed Ruscha.
But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. In 2010 filmmakers Faythe Levine, coauthor of Handmade Nation, and Sam Macon began documenting these dedicated practitioners, their time-honored methods, and their appreciation for quality and craftsmanship. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade. Sign Painters, the first anecdotal history of the craft, features stories and photographs of more than two dozen sign painters working in cities throughout the United States.. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our visual landscape. 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
. This dedication has allowed her creative community to have an international reach full of a variety of both famous and infamous people of all types. He is currently working on the feature length documentary Sign Painters. Sam Macon is a filmmaker. The constant in Faythe s 20 years of creative work is her dedication to documenting her day to day life and travels