Decades ago, DC was full of hand-painted signs pointing customers toward various retail establishments. They were eye-­catching and distinctive, but they were also expensive, required regular ...

“That’s How They Get Ya” by Alex Sheldon at Match & Kerosene, part of Signs Galore! at KO Gallery (All images by the author for Hyperallergic) Installation view of Signs Galore! at KO Gallery ...

The best signs, according to Seth Vargas, a sign painter and the owner of Sleight of Hands in Oakland, are the most visible ones. Bright colors and a well-designed script can help, but they're only ...

One of the first things I noticed when I moved to L.A. was all of the signs. From the old flickering neon outside of liquor stores and donut mom-and-pops, to auto body shops with their services ...

More than just a lyric from the second-best Ace of Base song, I Saw The Sign is also the name of a local sign-painting company owned and operated by Meghan Wood and Stinky Barnes. Together they fancy ...

Sam Roberts was working in advertising and living in Stoke Newington, London, when he noticed the fading remains of advertising that was once painted by hand directly onto the brickwork of buildings.

If you’ve seen hand-painted signs in Richmond, there's a strong chance you've seen the work of Sure Hand Signs. Trimmer, 38, had been a painting and printmaking student at Virginia Commonwealth ...

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...