A sixth-generation San Franciscan is quietly shaping the city's visual landscape — one hand-painted storefront sign at a time ...

Nov 5, 2013 Nov 5, 2013 Updated Jun 12, 2015 COLUMBIA — John Crockett is one of the last craftsmen around who still honors the tradition of lettering signs by hand. For two decades, the retired art ...

Photo by Paul LaPann Joseph Sadie has been in the sign business for 47 years, since he was 10 years old. Here he stands outside his business on Seventh Street in Parkersburg. PARKERSBURG –Joseph Sadie ...

Before he sets to work, before the first of what will be a thousand brushstrokes, each one fluid and articulated and occupying the space between artwork and industry, the sign painter wants you to ...

BURLINGTON — Have you ever wondered how commercial trucks like those from Fougere Landscaping Inc. in Chelmsford or Autowater Irrigation in Waltham get their cool lettering painted on the side? When ...

In an increasingly digital world, where design software can turn anyone into an instant Leonardo da Vinci, it’s easy to forget that signs were once lettered by hand using sable brushes, mineral ...

Off-Ramp talks with Patrick Smith about his days at the happiest place on earth and how the Vietnam War made it possible. Take a walk through Disneyland and you'll find a variety of signs. From the ...

In fact, Lee’s works should be the first thing you see. “I do all the hand painted signs for McMenamins hotels and restaurants,” he said. “Pretty much any one you go, the signs are something that ...